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FZNT27 KNHC 221503
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 22 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 SURFACE RIDGE WILL LINGER OVER THE NORTHERN
WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. REMNANT LOW PRES OF HARVEY INLAND
MOVING W OR 260 DEGREES AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT
GUSTS TO 25 KT. WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE SW GULF WILL DIMINISH
THIS AFTERNOON AS HARVEY WEAKENS FURTHER OVER LAND. HURRICANE
IRENE CURRENTLY NEAR PUERTO RICO IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW WITH
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS REMAINING E OF 81W. HOWEVER THE
TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT WILL INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE
E GULF WED NIGHT INTO FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.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 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S
WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART.
.THU...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF
94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
28N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. S OF 21N W OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 21N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SW WATERS.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 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 NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 28N TO 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS IN FLORIDA STRAITS.
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N
E OF 82W WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS
OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT
FLORIDA STRAITS. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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