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FZNT27 KNHC 181212
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU AUG 18 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 RIDGE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS
THROUGH MON. A WEAKENING LOW PRES SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL
CYCLONE...WILL PASS INLAND S OF THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT
NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. 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 S OF 22N.
.MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND TROUGH SE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR
S PORTION SAT.
.SUN...N OF 25N WINDS SHIFTING TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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