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FZNT27 KNHC 201457
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 20 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 TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
TONIGHT THROUGH MON. OTHERWISE A WEAK RIDGE WILL PREVAIL OVER
THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 INCREASING
TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NW
WATERS TODAY.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE
WINDS 10 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 22N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 22N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. S OF 22N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON...N TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT
DURING EVENINGS ALONG COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS
N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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