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FZNT27 KNHC 281536
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 28 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 STORM DON NEAR 24.1N 90.1W AT 10 AM MOVING
NW AT 12 KT. MINIMUM PRESSURE 1001 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. DON WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NW AND REACH
NEAR 26.1N 93.8W FRI MORNING...NEAR 27.3N 96.0W FRI EVENING AND
THEN INLAND ACROSS SE TEXAS EARLY SAT. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF BETWEEN 23N
AND 28.5N W OF 89W.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 28N THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
SAT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 93W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM
OF DON. MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KT GUST TO 60W. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. N
OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 24N E OF 93W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF
24N E OF 93W. MAXIMUM WINDS INCREASING TO 45 GUST TO 55 KT.
HIGHEST SEAS 12 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 95W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. .MON...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
22N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 23N TO 25W OF 89W...
.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM E
SEMICIRCLE OF STORM DON. MAXIMUM WINDS 40 GUST TO 50 KT. WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
90 NM E OF CENTER WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF
26N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR
DON. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF
88W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING
E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THIS AFTERNOON
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH
THIS EVENING.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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