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FZNT27 KNHC 181458
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL PART.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 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 E TO 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PORTION SAT.
.SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 23N.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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