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FZNT27 KNHC 232136
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 NEAR OR OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN
AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...AND NEAR OR OVER
THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS ON THURSDAY...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 THU THROUGH EARLY SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10
TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. .SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N W
TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT NW PART. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.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 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N
TO NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE
10 KT FRI EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N
TO NE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NE
PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT
4 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7
FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...SW TO W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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