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FZNT27 KNHC 160244
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KARL OVER THE YUCATAN
35 KT GUSTS 45 KT WITH 50 NM OVER THE W SEMICIRCLE EXTENDING
INTO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE. KARL WILL CONTINUE W AND
STRENGTHEN TO 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT REACHING NEAR 19.9N 92.0W
AROUND SUNRISE THU...FURTHER STRENGTHEN TO 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT
NEAR 20.7N 93.8W AROUND SUNSET THU...AND 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT
NEAR 21.0N 95.5W AROUND SUNRISE FRI. KARL IS EXPECTED TO
BECOME A MINIMAL HURRICANE PRIOR TO LANDFALL LATE FRI NEAR
21.5N 97.5W. HIGH PRES WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S
PART.
.SUN AND MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 22N E OF 96W...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 23N FRI THROUGH
SAT MORNING...
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
50 NM N OF CENTER OF KARL WITH HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT
TONIGHT INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
LATE THU WITH HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT LATE THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S
OF 21N E OF 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
REMAINDER AREA N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT EARLY THU AND 20 TO 33 KT THROUGHOUT BY LATE THU. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 LATE THU. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART
TONIGHT ORGANIZING IN BANDS THU.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER OF KARL. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO 80
KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN
90 NM S SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS.
.SAT...W OF 94W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
SW PART.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N E TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.

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