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FZNT27 KNHC 041510
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 04 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 25N/26N AND
DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL STORM EMILY IS
FORECAST TO SLIP NORTHWARD BETWEEN 75W AND 80W SAT AND SUN AND
DISRUPT THE RIDGE AXIS ACROSS THE SW NORTH ATLC. HIGH PRES
RIDGE IS FORECAST TO RE-ESTABLISH WESTWARD FROM THE SW NORTH
ATLC INTO THE CENTRAL GULF MON AS EMILY MOVES NE OF THE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
94W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 3 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT
BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EACH EVENING ALONG THE YUCATAN
COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST
EACH EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTIONS EACH
EVENING. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4

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 TO
15 KT S OF 22N EACH EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 88W THROUGH THU.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N THROUGH
THU. .SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N S
TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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