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FZNT27 KNHC 262134
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010

...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 ALEX IN NW CARIBBEAN AT 17.3N 87.8W
996 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING W AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
55 WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. ALEX MOVE INLAND OVER YUCATAN PENINSULA
TONIGHT AND EMERGE IN SW GULF ZONE SUN NEAR 19.0N 91.0W AS 30
KT TROPICAL DEPRESSION WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. ALEX FORECAST TO
RESTRENGTHEN TO TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO 20.0N 92.5W SUN
NIGHT...TO 20.5N 93.5W MON...TO 21.5N 95.5W TUE...THEN INLAND
ON WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20
KT SUN NIGHT AND MON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT BY MON
NIGHT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS S PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE.
SCATTERED TSTMS S PORTION SPREADING NW.
.WED...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SEAS 12 FT
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN SE SWELL.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 21N MON THROUGH
WED... .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SUN. SEAS TO 6 FT BUILD TO 10 FT LATE
SUN. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N AT 20 KT LATE
SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT SUN. SCATTERED TSTMS TONIGHT
THEN NUMEROUS SUN.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND SE QUADRANT AND WITHIN 30 NM SW
QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 40 GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14
FT BUILD TO 18 FT LATE MON. ELSEWHERE WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO
12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS.
.TUE AND WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE
WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN
NUMEROUS TSTMS. .THU...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOME S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO
11 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL SUN NIGHT. NUMEROUS TSTMS
S OF 25N. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 25N. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.WED AND THU...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S PORTION.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT. N OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.THU...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF
26N S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.

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