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FZNT27 KNHC 162056
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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
MOVING W AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
KARL WILL MOVE TO 19.7N 94.9W LATE TONIGHT...19.7N 96.2W FRI
AFTERNOON... THEN MAKE LANDFALL NEAR 19.7N 97.6W FRI NIGHT.
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
.TONIGHT...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.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 23N W OF 91W...
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60
NM OF CENTER OF KARL. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT. SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER
WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 22N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 80 NM OF CENTER OF KARL. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS TO 90
KT INCREASING TO 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST
SEAS 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...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 TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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