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FZNT27 KNHC 181447
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 18 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 ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WILL BUILD W ACROSS
THE GULF ALONG 25N THIS AFTERNOON THEN WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY N TO
27N BY FRI NIGHT. A NEW HIGH CENTER WILL DEVELOP OVER THE N
CENTRAL GULF SAT THEN WILL SHIFT TO THE NW GULF SUN. MEANWHILE
A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN FRI AND CONTINUE
NW THROUGH THE SW GULF FRI EVENING THROUGH SAT EVENING.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU AND THU
NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING
TO 3 TO 4 FT THU AND THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO
20 KT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7
FT N OF 21N. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N
AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT FAR SW PORTION
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND
TSTMS THU NIGHT AND FRI.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 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 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S
PORTION.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW
SUN. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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