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FZNT27 KNHC 261512
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 26 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...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN N OF THE AREA THROUGH
SUN. THE BROAD CYCLONIC WIND FLOW AROUND IRENE WILL INCREASE
AS W TO NW IN THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT THEN WEAKEN
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR
NORTHERN GULF SAT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO A
TROUGH NEAR THE COAST THROUGH SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING. A WEAK
TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SW GULF LATE MON INTO

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 94W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 5
TO 10 KT...AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BE SW
W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 95W SW TO W
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...WINDS VARIABLE 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...
SHIFTING TO N TO NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...AND SHIFTING TO 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...SHIFTING TO NE
TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
W 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. 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 TO 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...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E
TO SE 10 KT 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 INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 4
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4
TO 7 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 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. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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