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FZNT27 KNHC 300324
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 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
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION DON NEAR 27.2N 97.5W AT 10 PM
CDT MOVING WNW AT 12 KT. MINIMUM PRESSURE 1006 MB. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT. DON IS MAKING LANDFALL
ON THE COAST OF SOUTH TEXAS AND WILL WEAKEN THEN DISSIPATE AS
IT MOVES INLAND. A HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 28N SUN THROUGH WED
WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT S OF 28N E OF 92W. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 95W.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...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
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5
TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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