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FZNT27 KNHC 301531
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED JUN 30 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...HURRICANE ALEX NEAR 23.8N 95.5W 961 MB AT 1500 UTC
MOVING NW 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85
KT. ALEX EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AND MOVE INLAND ACROSS NE MEXICO NEAR 24.4N 97.7W
AROUND 0600 UTC TONIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE AND 130 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST
WINDS 70 KT GUST TO 85 KT INCREASING TO 85 KT GUST TO 105 KT
THIS EVENING. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 240
NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAINBANDS WITH
EMBEDDED TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT THU MORNING
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT THEN BECOMING E TO SE 15
TO 20 KT KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT THU MORNING SUBSIDING TO 5 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...
.THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER
WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM
SW QUADRANT AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS
TO 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE
QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 240 NM
NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT FAR SE PORTIONS SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
NUMEROUS RAINBANDS WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS
WITHIN 175 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW
QUADRANT AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUST 105
KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N AND 240 NM S
SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT FAR SE PORTIONS SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
NUMEROUS RAINBANDS WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS W OF 94W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20
TO 30 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU THEN BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT BY
THU EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT THU IN S SWELL
THEN SUBSIDING TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 26N THROUGH TONIGHT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N TO S SE WINDS 15 TO 25
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
S AND SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.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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