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FZNT27 KNHC 170921
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED AUG 17 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 WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NE GULF WILL
LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH THU. A TROUGH WILL TRACK FROM
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN S OF 25N THROUGH THU
NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A LOW PRES SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL
CYCLONE...WILL TRACK THROUGH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND
WEAKEN. THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE SYSTEM WILL PASS INTO THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE SUN.

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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SAT...S OF 28N E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15
KT NEAR YUCATAN AT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W
OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS E OF 94W.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE
BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S
OF 25N. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
FAR S PORTION SAT. .SUN...N OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NE THIS
AFTERNOON AND BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 FT
BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N
SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.SUN...S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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