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FZNT27 KNHC 170257
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE KARL NEAR 19.7N 94.5W 968 MB AT 1000 PM
CDT MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT
GUSTS 105 KT. KARL IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO 100 KT GUSTS
120 KT REACHING NEAR 19.7N 95.6W AROUND SUNRISE FRI...THEN
MAKE LANDFALL NEAR 19.7N 96.8W AROUND SUNSET FRI. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BY FRI NIGHT.
.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 22N W OF 91W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N AND 70 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER OF KARL.
HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT INCREASING TO 100 KT GUSTS
120 KT EARLY FRI MORNING. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N
AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 25
FT PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 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 WITHIN 120 NM OF
CENTER. .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 3 TO 5 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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