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FZNT27 KNHC 230908
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 23 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 N AND NW
WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. HURRICANE IRENE CURRENTLY N OF
HISPANIOLA IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW ALONG N COAST OF HISPANIOLA
THROUGH TUE THEN TURN NW ACROSS THE BAHAMAS WED...THEN MORE N
THU THROUGH SAT...WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN E OF THE GULF WATERS. HOWEVER THE TIGHTENING PRES
GRADIENT WILL INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE E GULF WED NIGHT
THROUGH EARLY SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 27N W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BECOMING E
TO SE WINDS TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THIS EVENING THEN
3 FT TUE. E OF 93W E TO ES WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS AROUND
15 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA THROUGH THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF
95W. .TONIGHT...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 AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS IN FLORIDA STRAITS.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.SAT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 3 FT S OF 26N.

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