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FZNT27 KNHC 211503
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 21 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 SURFACE RIDGE WILL MEANDER OVER THE NORTHERN
WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. A TROUGH EXTENDING N FROM THE
REMNANTS OF HARVEY TO 23N93W WILL DRIFT W AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. TROPICAL STORM IRENE CURRENTLY OVER THE
NE CARIBBEAN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NW INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS
IN THE FLORIDA STRAITS WED...WITH TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE
CONDITIONS SPREADING NW OVER THE WATERS S OF 26N E OF 83W ON

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT IN SE SWELL.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E OF 93W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE 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. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 28N VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N E
OF 83W THU...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT FLORIDA
STRAITS. SCATTERED TSTMS STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM AND
HURRICANE FORCE OVER WATERS S OF 26N E OF 83W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT BUILDING 9 TO 16 FT IN FLORIDA STRAITS. NUMEROUS TSTMS
SE PART.

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