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FZNT27 KNHC 231538
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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...WEAK SURFACE RIDGE LINGER OVER MOST OF BASIN
THROUGH PERIOD. HURRICANE IRENE CURRENTLY N OF HISPANIOLA
FORECAST TO TRACK W-NW ALONG E COAST OF FLORIDA THROUGH SAT
SHIFT WINDS N TO NE. TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT INCREASE WINDS
AND SEAS OVER E GULF THU THROUGH SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WIND AND
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.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...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS 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 20 KT S
OF 26N E OF 82W WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT
FLORIDA STRAITS. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT N OF 26N AND 3 FT S OF 26N.

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