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FZNT27 KNHC 151457
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 15 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL WEAKEN AS A LOW
DEVELOPS OVER THE FAR NE GULF MON AND DRIFTS W TOWARDS SE
LOUISIANA TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO 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.
.TUE...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N S
TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT FAR NE
PORTIONS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 21N.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS FLORIDA BAY.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SW TO S
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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