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FZNT27 KNHC 080921
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU JUL 08 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 DEPRESSION TWO NEAR 24.8N 95.2W 1006 MB AT
0900 UTC JUL 08 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO IS
FORECAST TO BECOME A MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM NEAR 25.8N 96.7W
AT 1800 UTC TODAY AND REACH THE COAST OF NORTHEASTERN MEXICO
OR SOUTHERN TEXAS AS A TROPICAL STORM BY EVENING. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD FROM THE E ALONG 28N FRI THROUGH MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 27N W OF 95W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF
TWO THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT WITH
CONDITIONS SHIFTING W OF AREA TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS W OF TWO. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W HALF.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT NE PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT E OF 93W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...W OF 95W S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF
95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS N OF 28N.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 24N W OF 95W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 95W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF
TWO THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT WITH
CONDITIONS SHIFTING W OF AREA TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 20
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF TWO AND
BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ENTIRE AREA LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT E OF TWO AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF TWO BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT
ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W HALF.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20
KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5. N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF
26N.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF
26N.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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