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FZNT27 KNHC 051531
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 05 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...LOW PRES OVER SW GULF COAST AT 19.5N95.5W 1007 MB
NEARLY STATIONARY THIS MORNING EXPECTED TO BEING MOVING TOWARD
THE N-NW TONIGHT JUST OFFSHORE OF THE MEXICAN COASTLINE AND
MOVE INLAND NEAR 25N98W MON NIGHT. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR THIS
LOW TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. A BROAD TROUGH
EXTENDING N FROM THE LOW TO THE NW GULF WILL ALSO MOVE NW
ACROSS W WATERS. STRONG PRES GRADIENT TO THE E OF THE LOW AND
TROUGH WILL PRODUCE FRESH SOUTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS
SHIFTING NW WITH THESE FEATURES THROUGH TUE. A STALLED WEAK
FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE FAR N GULF WILL DISSIPATE EARLY MON.
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE N GULF TUE THROUGH THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS S OF 26N W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER
NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT W OF 94W LATE MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE MORNING. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS W OF 93W.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT
BUILDING 4 TO 8 FT LATE. WIND ANS SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
E OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN
90 NM E OF LOW. S OF 21N SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SEAS 5 TO 9
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF TROUGH EARLY MON N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
SCATTERED TSTMS W PART.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N VARIABLE MAINLY NE TO E WINDS NEAR
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIND
AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27.5N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT OR LESS. S OF 27.5N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WIND AND
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO
15 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS N OF 28N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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