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FZNT27 KNHC 190932
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU AUG 19 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...WEAK ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING W INTO GULF
ALONG 26N WILL SHIFT N TO 27N FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK HIGH PRES
CENTER WILL DEVELOP OVER SE GULF SAT AND SHIFT INTO CENTRAL
GULF MON. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL
MOVE ACROSS YUCATAN PENINSULA AND ADJACENT GULF WATERS
TONIGHT... ACROSS THE SW GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT THEN INTO
MAINLAND MEXICO LATE SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTIONS.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NE TO
E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
NE PORTIONS THROUGH FRI EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT INCREASING TO 6
TO 7 FT NE PORTIONS LATE FRI AND SAT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND
TSTMS.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO 20 KT
NEAR YUCATAN COAST EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
24N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
24N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE S TO SW WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR S PORTIONS TODAY. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT
TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S PORTION.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASE
TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 2 FT INCREASE TO 4 FT MON. S OF 26N SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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