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FZNT27 KNHC 270304
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...NW WINDS IN THE NE GULF ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAR
OUTER CIRCULATION OF HURRICANE IRENE WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE N
GULF LATE SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN BECOMING STATIONARY AND
DISSIPATING OVER THE CENTRAL GULF SUN NIGHT. OTHERWISE A WEAK
PRES PATTERN WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF 93W.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE SUN
NIGHT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF
93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N SE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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