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FZNT27 KNHC 271541
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 DEPRESSION ALEX INLAND OVER CENTRAL
YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 18.7N 90.6W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING
WNW AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT.
ALEX EXPECTED TO EMERGE OVER BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING AND
QUICKLY STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AGAIN...THEN CONTINUE
NW AND GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN THROUGH MON EVENING NEAR 21N
93.5W...BEFORE TURNING MORE W-NW MON NIGHT AND REACHING
HURRICANE STRENGTH TUE MORNING NEAR 21.8N 94.2W...THEN
CONTINUING W-NW TO W AND INLAND ACROSS MAINLAND MEXICO WED

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT AND MON...AND BECOMING NE
WINDS NW PORTIONS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN SE
SWELL MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS S PORTION. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING 10 TO 12
FT S PORTIONS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS 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...
.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING VARIABLE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LAT. W OF 92W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME
N AT 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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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