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FZNT27 KNHC 150241
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 14 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...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG 26N THROUGH TUE
THEN SHIFT N EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO
WED AND THU. A WEAK LOW PRES INLAND OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA IS
EXPECTED TO MEANDER OVER THE N CENTRAL COASTAL PLAINS THROUGH
MID WEEK THEN LIFT NW OF AREA AS THE RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS
FAR NE WATERS.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 27N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AS
OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS NE PART.
.WED...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE ...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS FAR N WATERS.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS FLORIDA BAY.
.MON THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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