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FZNT27 KNHC 172056
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI SEP 17 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 WSW OR 250 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS 100 KT. KARL WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES
FURTHER INLAND TO NEAR 18.8N 97.7W LATER TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN
FURTHER TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION IT MOVES TO NEAR 18.7N 99.1W
SAT AFTERNOON. KARL DISSIPATES SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD WEST
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 THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT AND W OF 94W
SAT AND SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS OR TSTMS W OF 95W.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 20N W OF 95.5W...
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80
NM OF THE CENTER OF KARL. HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100
KT...DECREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER...MOVING W OF AREA LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE
15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN
NE SWELL. WINDS NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE
EVENINGS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 25N TONIGHT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING LATE
WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON AND TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON AND TUE. N OF 28N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...LOCALLY 7 FT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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