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FZNT27 KNHC 270901
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED JUL 27 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
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING FROM THE SE GULF TO THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL MOVES W...REACHING THE S CENTRAL GULF
WED...THEN ACROSS THE W GULF THU AND FRI. LOW PRES HAS
DEVELOPED ALONG THE WAVE JUST SW OF CUBA AND IS FORECAST TO

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10
TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 93W
THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N TONIGHT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSWHERE W OF WAVE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF WAVE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO
SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR WAVE AND LOW
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BULIDING 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW THU AND THU NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE AND LOW
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2
TO 4 FT WED. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW TONIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE AND LOW.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FT WED. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR WAVE TONIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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