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FZNT27 KNHC 120916
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 12 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 OF 1015 MB CENTERED NEAR 25N85W WITH
A RIDGE NW TO SE LOUISIANA WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH TUE
MAINTAINING RATHER QUIET CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GULF. TROUGHING
WILL PERSIST JUST NE OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN WITH A WEAK COLD
FRONT PASSING MOVING INTO FAR NE WATERS MON AND DISSIPATING
THERE TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT NE PART. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT NE PART. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF
27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...S OF 27N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 FT. N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF
93W NW TO N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...S OF 27N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF 94W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
E OF 93W NW TO N. SEAS 1 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE
15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N E OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 24N W OF 88W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING SW FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART.
.SAT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM
24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF
24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF
27N BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE
WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM
24N TO 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR
LESS. S OF 24N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS CENTRAL PART.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
THROUGHOUT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
S OF 26N.
.SUN...N OF 25N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15
KT LATE SUN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT NE NEAR THE COAST OF CUBA. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N PART.
.MON...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TUE...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2.
ISOLATED SHOWERS CENTRAL PART.

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