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FZNT27 KNHC 252134
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED AUG 25 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...FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NEAR 29N88W TO WESTERN
GULF NEAR 25N97W AND WILL DRIFT WESTWARD LATE FRI INTO SAT
INTRODUCING E TO SE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE GULF SAT AND SUN.
HIGH PRESSURE FORECAST TO BUILD SW ACROSS AREA BEHIND THE
TROUGH SAT THROUGH MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E
OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W.
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. W OF 94W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
THU NIGHT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT SUN.
.MON...NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N EARLY SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 4 TO
6 FT SUN N OF 27N.
.MON...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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