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FZNT27 KNHC 070931
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 07 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 1016 MB HIGH LOCATED NEAR 25N85W WITH A RIDGE
ALONG 26N WILL HOLD THROUGH MON. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT TO THE
FAR SE WATERS BY MON NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A SURFACE TROUGH
THAT MOVES ACROSS THE SE STATES LATE TUE AND WED WITH THE
RIDGE THEN EXTENDING NW TO CENTRAL TEXAS WED AND THU. THE
INTERACTION BETWEEN LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND
THE RIDGE WILL ALLOW FOR SLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE
FAR WESTERN PORTION BEGINNING TONIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W S TO
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS NW HALF.
.TUE AND WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
27N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF
94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SW N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR
YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING 10 TO 15 KT MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT....EXCEPT E 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.THU...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT...
INCREASING 10 TO 15 KT MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N VARIABLE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
28N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N
VARIABLE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
N OF 28N. .THU...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N.

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