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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM 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 FRI. MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE CURRENTLY MOVING NW
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...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.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...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE...EXCEPT E OF 92W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT E OF 92W EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 92W.
.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 EXCEPT
VARIABLE WINDS NW PART. 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
N TO NE WINDS THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N LATE AND W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N
LATE. 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 20 KT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS
S OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N
WINDS AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SQUALLS
AND 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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