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FZNT27 KNHC 192128
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 RIDGE FROM SW FLORIDA TO NEAR 24N93W WILL
SHIFT N TO 27N FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK HIGH PRES CENTER WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE SE GULF SAT...SHIFT N TO NEAR 26N BY SAT
NIGHT. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND ADJACENT GULF WATERS
TONIGHT...ACROSS THE SW GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT AND INTO
MAINLAND MEXICO LATE SAT. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL TRAVERSE THE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI THROUGH 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 3 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER S PORTION.
.SUN...N OF 27N WINDS SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S
OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL.
.MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST
NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS FAR SE PART.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN
COAST NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE MON.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT LATE. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SAT THROUGH 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 IN SE SWELL.
.MON AND TUE...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
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT MON.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S SUN. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.

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