000
FZNT27 KNHC 292057
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 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 NEAR 23.2N 94.0W 981 MB AT 2100
UTC MOVING NW 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 GUSTS TO 75 KT.
ALEX EXPECTED TO MOVE NW AND INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE NEAR 23.9N
95.1W TONIGHT...THEN TURN MORE W-NW AND CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN...AND REACH THE UPPER MEXICAN COAST SHORTLY AFTER
0000 UTC THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 27N W OF 93W TONIGHT...
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 26N W OF 96W WED...
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OF ALEX. HIGHEST
WINDS 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM
N SEMICIRCLE OF ALEX. HIGHEST SEAS OVER WATERS TO 21 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT N OF 28N
AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 28N. NUMEROUS TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH 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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 23N W OF 94W...
.TONIGHT AND WED...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM OR GREATER
WINDS EXPANDING TO WITHIN 135 NM E AND 100 W SEMICIRCLES OF
CENTER OF ALEX. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 SE AND NW QUADRANTS
AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT
WED. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
EXPECTED N OF 23N W OF 95W WITH SEAS 12 TO 18 FT N OF 23N W OF
94W. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF 92W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 23N W OF 94W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDE 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT N OF 23N AND 4 TO 8 FT S OF 23N. N OF 27N SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BY THU EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
THU THEN BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT BY THU EVENING. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 28W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF
26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN S AND SW SWELL.
.THU THROUGH 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 TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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