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FZNT27 KNHC 260332
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM 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...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL LINGER OVER THE N AND NW WATERS
THROUGH LATE FRI. MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE CURRENTLY MOVING AWAY
FROM THE NW BAHAMAS IS FORECAST TO PASS WELL OFFSHORE OF THE
EAST COAST OF FLORIDA TONIGHT AND EARLY FRI...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 TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRI. A WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL REACH THE N GULF COASTS EARLY SAT WITH MODERATE TO
FRESH WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPING AHEAD OF IT. THE DISSIPATING
FRONT WILL LINGER OVER N WATERS THROUGH SUN. A WEAK TROUGH IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SW GULF BY THE END OF THE
FORECAST PERIOD.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AT NIGHT EXCEPT SE
WINDS 10 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N
TO NE 10 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.
.TUE...W OF 93W VARIABLE MAINLY E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E
DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 15
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING W TO NW SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT S OF
24N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND
TSTMS SE PART.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N W WIND 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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