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FZNT27 KNHC 282144
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 AT 20.5N 91.8W 990 MB AT 2100
UTC MOVING N-NW 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 GUSTS TO 60
KT. ALEX REACH NEAR 21.5N 92.4W TONIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO
HURRICANE FORCE NEAR 22.9N 93.7W TUE THEN TURN NW TOWARD UPPER
MEXICAN COAST...EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL LATE WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 26N LATE TUE NIGHT SPREADING TO
27N WED THROUGH THU...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N WED...
.TONIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
W OF 94W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN
SQUALLS E OF 94W. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 94W.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 33 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS S OF 27N LATE. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT BUILD TO 12 FT S OF 27N
LATE. NUMEROUS TSTMS S PORTION SPREADING N.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 27N HURRICANE 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...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH 15 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT FRI.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 21N W OF 92W THROUGH WED NIGHT...
.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 GUST TO 80 KT INCREASE TO 75
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
EXPAND TO 280 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT BUILD TO 21 FT
TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS AND TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN
SQUALLS N OF 22N W OF 92W.
.THU...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI AND SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 13
FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT.
WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR 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 BUILD TO 10
FT IN S SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH 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 AND SAT...N OF 28W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT 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 THROUGH WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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