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FZNT27 KNHC 271544
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 27 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 25N87W WILL PERSIST
THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN SHIFT TO THE NW GULF THU AND FRI. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI...AND REACH FROM NEAR
TAMPA FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO BY SAT. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE NW AND CENTRAL GULF WATERS.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF
28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.


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