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FZNT27 KNHC 101453
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 10 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...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE
BASIN...EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE UPPER
TEXAS COAST. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT GRADUALLY E AND INTO SE
LOUISIANA THU AS BROAD TROUGHING ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA
SHARPENS. HIGH PRES CENTER WILL THEN SHIFT NW TO N CENTRAL
GULF SAT THEN SHIFT E LATE SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W...BECOMING SE TO S WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT W OF 93W AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 93W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 VARIABLE NE
PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
TO E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 92W LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT OFF YUCATAN COAST THIS
EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W DURING THE
EVENING. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING E TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EARLY BECOMING W TO NW WINDS BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N VARIABLE MAINLY SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO
E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 23N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM
24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 23N IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N VARIABLE MAINLY W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25 NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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