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FZNT27 KNHC 070247
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 06 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...RIDGE FROM SW FLORIDA TO 24N95W WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SAT NIGHT...THEN BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG 27N SUN
THROUGH WED AS A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH PUSHES S INTO FAR NE
WATERS MON. A WEAK LOW MAY DEVELOP ON THE FRONT TUE...THEN
DRIFT NW TO THE N CENTRAL WATERS BY LATE WED. A TROPICAL WAVE
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS SUN AND
MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
FT. E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N
OF 28N S TO SW. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S
OF 26N MON. .TUE...W OF 95W S TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION.
.WED...S OF 27N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N PORTION W TO NW.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS E PORTION WED.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15
KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH TROPICAL WAVE.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT THROUGH SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT IN SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N SAT AND SUN.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT AND
VARIABLE TUE. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N MON AND S OF 27N TUE.
.WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N
E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE
TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N MON...AND ENTIRE AREA TUE.
.WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
ENTIRE AREA.


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