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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM CDT WED AUG 24 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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
APPROACHING THE SE BAHAMAS TO MOVE NW THROUGH THE SE AND
CENTRAL BAHAMAS TODAY...AND NEAR OR OVER THE NORTHWESTERN
BAHAMAS ON THU...WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN WELL E OF THE GULF WATERS. HOWEVER THE TIGHTENING PRES
GRADIENT WILL INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE E GULF THU
THROUGH LATE FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE N GULF
COASTS EARLY SAT WITH MODERATE WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPING AHEAD
OF IT.

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

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 5
TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS
SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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


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