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FZNT27 KNHC 031509
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 03 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...A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 26N AND
DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL STORM EMILY IS
FORECAST TO SLIP NORTHWARD BETWEEN 75W-80W DISRUPTING THE RIDGE
IN THE SW NORTH ATLC WATERS THIS WEEKEND.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT BECOMING
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EACH EVENING ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST EACH
EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTIONS EACH
EVENING. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 15
KT S OF 22N EACH EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N S
TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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