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FZNT27 KNHC 230320
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU JUL 22 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...A 1018 MB HIGH IS NEAR 30N87W WITH A RIDGE W TO NE
TEXAS. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON AS TROPICAL
STORM BONNIE CURRENTLY E OF THE AREA OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
ENTERS THE FAR SE WATERS EARLY FRI NIGHT NEAR 25.4N 81.9W.
BONNIE IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AS IT REACHES NEAR
26.5N 84.9W SAT MORNING...NEAR 27.6N 87.5W SAT NIGHT...THEN TO
JUST INLAND SE LOUISIANA SUN NIGHT. AN ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD W
ALONG 30N LATE SUN THROUGH TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N E OF 93W LATE
SAT AND SUN...
.TONIGHT...E TO TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT S OF 26N
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. E OF 95W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N E OF 93W
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N E OF 93W BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE
SAT AND SUN.
.MON AND TUE...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT... HIGHEST N OF 23N. S OF 21N E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 21W W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE
AREA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N
OF 21N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON
AND TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI
NIGHT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 93W.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N LATE FRI NIGHT
THROUGH EARLY SUN....
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
N OF 25N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
S OF 25N.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 87W INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF
87W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF
25N...BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION LATE.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE STRENGTH WITHIN 90 NM
NE...40 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 25 NM SW QUADRANT OF
TROPICAL STORM LATE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT EXPECTED
LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER EXPECTED N OF 26N. S OF 26N E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 26N W
OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
SAT NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 25N TO 27N....
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FROM 26N TO 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N
BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 83W NE WINDS INCREASING TO
20 TO 30 KT...THEN INCREASING TO TROPICAL FORCE STRENGTH
WITHIN 75 NM NE...30 NM SE...0 NM SW AND 30 NW QUADRANTS OF
TROPICAL STORM IN THE AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 90 NM NE...40
NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS
AND 25 NM SW QUADRANT FRI NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50
KT INCREASING TO 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST
SEAS 16 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING
TO 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N E OF 83W SPREADING
WNW. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE...50 NM
SE... 30 NM SW AND 50 NW QUADRANTS OF TROPICAL STORM. HIGHEST
WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. CONDITIONS SHIFT W OF AREA IN THE
MORNING WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N...AND SE
TO S 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF
26N...AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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