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FZNT27 KNHC 270926
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 27 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 INLAND YUCATAN PENINSULA AT
18.3N 89.4W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING WNW AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 GUSTS TO 45 KT. ALEX WILL MOVE INTO THE SW
GULF ZONE TONIGHT NEAR 20.2N 91.9W AS TROPICAL STORM THEN MOVE
TO 20.9N 92.8W MON INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE AT 21.5N 93.6W MON
NIGHT TO NEAR 22.6N 95.5W TUE NIGHT THEN TO 23.2N 97.4W WED
NIGHT THEN INLAND MAINLAND MEXICO THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20
KT TONIGHT AND MON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT 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 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 19N TONIGHT THROUGH WED...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 20N W OF 92W MON NIGHT
THROUGH WED...
.TODAY...E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS
SUN. SEAS TO 7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT LATE SUN. W OF 92W 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.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 45 NM SW QUADRANT INCREASE TO 80 NM OF
CENTER EXCEPT 65 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 55 GUSTS 65 KT
INCREASE TO 65 KT GUST 80 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT
BUILD TO 18 FT MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12
FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS.
.TUE AND WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 20N W OF 92W.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
ELSEWHERE WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF
20N W OF 92W.
.THU...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT SUBSIDE 5 TO 7 FT LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 11 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TUE...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS S PORTION.
.WED AND THU...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8
FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.THU...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
26N S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.

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