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FZNT27 KNHC 131505
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 13 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...A WEAK 1015 MB HIGH IS NEAR 25N85W WITH A A RIDGE
SW TO 23N91W. THE RIDGE WILL LIFT N TO ALONG 26N SAT...AND TO
27N SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON. THE WEAKENING REMNANT LOW OF
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE IS CURRENTLY OVER THE SE MISSISSIPPI
COAST. THE LOW WILL DRIFT NE THROUGH SUN...THEN MOVE SE INTO
THE FAR NE WATERS MON. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE WSW INTO
THE N CENTRAL GULF LATE MON INTO TUE...THEN INTO THE FAR NW
GULF ON WED. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN OVER
MUCH OF THE NORTHERN WATERS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN AND MON...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TUE AND WED...WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
27N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 94W
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING
OVER FAR N PORTION.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 94W INCREASING TO E 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 94W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR
YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.SUN THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION.
.WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING SE TO S TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.


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