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FZNT27 KNHC 110857
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU AUG 11 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 HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF
WATERS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK PRODUCING MAINLY GENTLE TO
MODERATE BREEZE CONDITIONS. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE MAY APPROACH
THE SE GULF AND YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT DURING THE EVENINGS. E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE N OF
27N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT
NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN
COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO
15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE AHEAD OF
WAVE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL
SUN.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND
WAVE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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