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FZNT27 KNHC 230859
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON AUG 23 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 TROUGH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N85W
WILL DRIFT W AND EXTEND FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS
WED AND DISSIPATES THU AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD ALONG
27N BY THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...W OF 94W NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF TROUGH AND
SE TO S E OF TROUGH. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...WINDS SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N WINDS SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N WINDS E
TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N WINDS S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N WINDS E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N WINDS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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