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FZNT27 KNHC 151732
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 15 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 1014 MB HIGH IS CENTERED NEAR 27N93W WITH A RIDGE
NW TO TO NE TEXAS. THE HIGH WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH
EARLY THU...THEN REFORM AS A RIDGE ALONG 28N INTO FRI. A WEAK
COLD FRONT JUST OFFSHORE THE NE GULF WILL SLOWLY MOVE S
THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN STALL THROUGH WED WHILE DISSIPATING.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E
OF 93W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N W OF 93W
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N E OF 93W NW TO N
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF
93W. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING SE
TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W TONIGHT.
.WED AND THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E
OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15
KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT NEAR
YUCATAN COAST IN EVENING. SEAS 2 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 23N TO 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 26N TO 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...
THEN DIMINISHING TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SW
TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER
NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 26N TO 28N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. WINDS
AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM
24N TO 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S
OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.


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