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FZNT27 KNHC 210846
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 21 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...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND EASTWARD ALONG THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST THROUGH THE PERIOD. A NW TO SE ORIENTED TROUGH WILL
PERSIST OVER THE FAR SW GULF WATERS THROUGH SAT. A TROPICAL
WAVE WILL APPROACH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM THE NW CARIBBEAN
SEA LATE SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO
20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5
FT N OF 28N.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT N OF 28N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA.

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