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FZNT27 KNHC 211525
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...A WEAK 1018 MB HIGH NEAR 26N86W WILL SHIFT TO THE
NW PORTION SUN...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. A WEAK
SURFACE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE N CENTRAL WATERS
MON MON AND INTO THE NW GULF TUE AND WED AS ATLC HIGH PRES
BUILDS WESTWARD ACROSS THE AREA ALONG 28N.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT...HIGHEST W OF 93W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS SW TO W 10 KT...EXCEPT
E OF 93W NW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N WINDS
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E OF 94W WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT.
.WED...W OF 94W WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 94W MOVING INLAND TONIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN COAST NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENINGS.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 93W SE
TO S. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...E OF 93W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. FROM 24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N
TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO
SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT
OR LESS.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.


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