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FZNT27 KNHC 242131
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED AUG 24 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. MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE CURRENTLY
MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL REACH THE NW 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. THE DISSIPATING
FRONT WILL LINGER OVER N WATERS THROUGH SUN.

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.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE
WINDS NW PART. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS SE PART.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E
10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 22N AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF
22N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO LATE. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
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.
.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...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7
FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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