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FZNT27 KNHC 080933
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON AUG 08 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 NEAR 25N84W WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SE
THROUGH WED...AND EXTEND A RIDGE NORTHWESTWARD TO NE TEXAS
INTO FRI. THE INTERACTION BETWEEN LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS AND THE RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN SLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE FAR
WESTERN PORTION THROUGH THE PERIOD.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING S 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT W OF 95W TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. E OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W SE TO S 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT W OF 95W 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S OF 27N W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N E OF 94W
S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N E OF 94W
1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT THIS EVENING...EXCEPT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR
YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST
EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT
NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT
OFF YUCATAN COAST.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE NIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
N OF 28N W 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E
FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
N OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT N OF
28N BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N.
.WED...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING
NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N.
.THU...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N
WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF
26N. .FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.

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