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FZNT27 KNHC 151537
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 15 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...TROPICAL STORM KARL OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND THIS AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION WHILE MOVING W ACROSS THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA TONIGHT. KARL WILL MOVE INTO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE
EARLY THU MORNING...STRENGTHEN BACK TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR
20.7N 92.6W BY THU AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 21.3N 94.4W BY
EARLY FRI MORNING. KARL WILL MOVE EAST AND REACH HURRICANE
STRENGTH NEAR 21.4N 97.2W BEFORE MOVING INLAND NEAR TAMPICO

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF
27N. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BY LATE SAT. N OF 27N E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 20N TO 23N THU...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 24N THU NIGHT
THROUGH EARLY SAT...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 92W TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE
PART.
.THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 35 NM OF CENTER OF
KARL WITH HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO
15 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 95W
AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 95W.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER OF KARL. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75
KT THU INCREASING TO 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT FRI. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 75 NM S
SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OF KARL. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT...W OF 94W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 TO 15 KT
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. E
OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI.
.SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS TO 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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