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FZNT27 KNHC 160909
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 16 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE NW GULF WILL REMAIN STATIONARY
THROUGH THU THEN TRANSITION INTO A RIDGE ALONG 29N FRI AND SAT.
A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NE GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN AS IT
LIFTS N OF THE AREA THROUGH WED. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL PASS
THROUGH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OVER THE WEEKEND.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SAT...S OF 28N E OF 94W WINDS BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E
AT NIGHT E OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E
AT NIGHT E OF 94W. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...E OF 94W E TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. W OF
94W SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...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
.TODAY THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH 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.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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