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FZNT27 KNHC 082206
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 08 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...STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE MID ATLC STATES WILL
CONTINUE TO COMBINE WITH LOW PRES ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN
AND S FLORIDA TO PRODUCE INCREASING EASTERLY FLOW OVER NORTHERN
WATERS THROUGH SUN NIGHT. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE E GULF OVERNIGHT AND DRIFT NW ACROSS NE PORTIONS
THROUGH SUN NIGHT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS LIKELY N OF THE LOW.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE ON TUE AS THE LOW TRACKS
NE AND INLAND ACROSS THE NE GULF. A WEAK TROUGH WILL EXTEND
FROM THE LOW SW TO THE YUCATAN TUE AND WED THEN SHIFT E ACROSS
FLORIDA AND THE SE GULF THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 28N...AND TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF
28N...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
LATE.
.TUE...N OF 28N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED AND THU...W OF 93W N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING W TO
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 93W S OF 26N NE
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 93W N
OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W S
OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S
OF 22N ...AND TO 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N.
.WED AND THU...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO
NE 10 TO 15 KT WED EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT EARLY THU.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 89W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT E OF 89W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF
26N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT E OF 89W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO
10 FT S OF 28N LATE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN
NE SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT EARLY THU...THEN BECOMING N OF 27N W TO NW 10 KT AHEAD
OF FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EARLY
THU THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 FT N OF 27N LATE THU. S OF 25N NW TO N
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT GRADUALLY INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY THU
MORNING THEN BECOMING N WINDS THU EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WIND AND
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND SCATTERED
TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT THEN
BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING
TO 7 TO 11 FT SUN NIGHT. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N
WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7
FT...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TUE...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED...E OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N
OF 25N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT INCREASING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU. S OF 25N W
OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
THU EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE THU.

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