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FZNT27 KNHC 160905
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU SEP 16 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
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT MOVING W NW AT 9 KT.
KARL WILL CONTINUE W NW AND STRENGTHEN TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT
REACHING NEAR 20.7N 94.7W. KARL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A MINIMAL
HURRICANE PRIOR TO LANDFALL FRI AFTERNOON NEAR 21.0N 96.1W.
HIGH PRES WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF KARL.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
E SWELL. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.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 WARNING FROM 20N TO 23N FRI...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT
MORNING... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF OF CENTER
OF KARL WITH HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT INCREASING TO 55
KT GUSTS 65 KT THIS AFTERNOON...AND 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS TONIGHT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT LATE TONIGHT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 21N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL
STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND
70 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OF KARL. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS TO 85 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
.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS SW PART.
.TONIGHT 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
.TODAY 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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