000 FZNT27 KNHC 291506 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...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 UPDATED TO UPGRADE LOW PRES IN THE SW GULF TO TROPICAL STORM ARLENE AND FORECAST POSITIONS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ARLENE NEAR 21.2N 95.7W 1000 MB AT GUSTS 55 KT. ARLENE WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES W TO NEAR 21.2N 96.6W THIS EVENING...AND MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO NEAR 21.2N 97.7W THU. IT WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND THU NIGHT AND FRI. LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REST OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN AS A RIDGE NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 20N W OF 93W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE...70 NM SE...40 NM SW...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS OF ARLENE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT INCREASING TO 18 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 70 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 95W. .THU NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N W OF 87W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ 000 FZNT27 KNHC 291506 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...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 UPDATED TO UPGRADE LOW PRES IN THE SW GULF TO TROPICAL STORM ARLENE AND FORECAST POSITIONS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ARLENE NEAR 21.2N 95.7W 1000 MB AT GUSTS 55 KT. ARLENE WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES W TO NEAR 21.2N 96.6W THIS EVENING...AND MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO NEAR 21.2N 97.7W THU. IT WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND THU NIGHT AND FRI. LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REST OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN AS A RIDGE NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 20N W OF 93W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE...70 NM SE...40 NM SW...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS OF ARLENE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT INCREASING TO 18 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 70 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 95W. .THU NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N W OF 87W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$