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FZNT27 KNHC 272118
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 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...FRESH NW WINDS ACROSS THE E GULF OF MEXICO WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT AND SUN. OTHERWISE A WEAK PRES
PATTERN IS IN PLACE. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE FAR NORTHERN
WATERS WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH LATE MON. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP IN THE SW GULF WED AND THU. ATLC RIDGE BUILDING
WESTWARD ALONG THE FAR NORTHERN GULF COAST TUE THROUGH THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 93W NW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 94W S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO
SE 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...W OF 93W VARIABLE N 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. SCATTERED
TSTMS S OF 21N.
.WED...W OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT..DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF
92W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 93W...MOVING W OF

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N VARIABLE W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT IN E
SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N W TO
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 87W S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
NE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N AND E TO SE 10 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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

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