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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM CDT THU AUG 25 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
TODAY...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING NE TO E. E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE
10 TO 15 KT WINDS TONIGHT. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW
TO N WINDS AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA
LATE. 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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