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FZNT27 KNHC 281533
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 28 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 OVER EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
NEAR 20.3N 91.7W 989 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING NNW 6 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 GUSTS TO 60 KT. ALEX WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
NNW TO NEAR 22.1N 92.1W BY THIS EVENING THEN BEGIN TO TURN MORE
NW AND STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 22.3N 92.9W TUE
MORNING... THEN CONTINUE NW TOWARD THE UPPER MEXICAN
COAST...AND EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL THU MORNING.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N LATE TUE NIGHT
SPREADING NW TO 28N WED THROUGH THU...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S AND SE PORTIONS.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS S OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT BUILD 8 TO 12 FT S OF
27N. NUMEROUS TSTMS S PORTION SPREADING NW.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 28N TROPICAL STORM
CONDITION EXPECTED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL
FORCE WINDS. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH 15 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT SUBSIDE 6 TO 7 FT FRI.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 21N W OF 92W TONIGHT THROUGH WED
NIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST WINDS
55 GUSTS 65 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 94W. SCATTERED
SQUALLS AND TSTMS W OF 94W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER
WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE...90 NM SW AND 100
NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUST TO 80 KT INCREASING
TO 75 KT GUST TO 90 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
200 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE AND NW QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW
QUADRANT EXPANDING TO 280 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT
BUILDING TO 21 FT TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS.
.WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N W OF 92W. MAXIMUM
WIND 95 GUSTS TO 115 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 300 NM NE...200
NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF
22N W OF 92W.
.THU...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT SUBSIDE 6 TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS...MAINLY N OF 23N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 14 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8
TO 10 FT IN S SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.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.
.FRI...W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF 88W E
TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

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

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