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FZNT27 KNHC 302059
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 24.5N 96.8W 959 MB AT 2100 UTC
MOVING W 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT WITH GUSTS TO 100
KT. ALEX EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND ACROSS NE MEXICO NEAR 24.5N
97.7W AROUND 0600 UTC TONIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175
NM NE AND 130 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT GUST TO 100.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE AND 75 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 NIGHT...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 THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT....SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS
WITHIN 175 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW
QUADRANT AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT GUST TO
100 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...180
NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT.
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 THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT 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 THROUGH 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 AND MON...N OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
SUBSIDE TO 1 TO 3 FT MON. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 NIGHT...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 AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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