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FZNT27 KNHC 100255
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 9 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NATE NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR 20.1N
55 KT. NATE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND DRIFT W TO NEAR
20.2N 93.8W SAT MORNING...20.1N 94.7W SAT NIGHT...20.0N 95.5W
SUN MORNING...AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 19.8N 96.8W SUN NIGHT. A
WEAK TROUGH IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE BY SAT NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTION
THROUGH EARLY SAT.
.MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 22N W OF 91W...
.TONIGHT AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E
AND WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER
WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF
CENTER. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 22N W OF 93W. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS
WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS S OF
22N W OF 95W MON MORNING. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF
93W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 93W E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 22N W OF 95W IN THE MORNING. .TUE...S OF 22N W OF
94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN
PENINSULA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS BETWEEN 24N AND 28N.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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