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FZNT27 KNHC 290930
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM CDT MON AUG 29 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 COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION
EXTENDS SW TO 27N88W...AND NW TO SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA. THE
FRONT WILL STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. LOW PRES
IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE SW GULF
TONIGHT AND TRACK WNW TOWARDS MEXICO THROUGH WED WHILE AN ATLC
RIDGE BUILDS WESTWARD JUST N OF THE AREA. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN
FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING TO E TO SE
TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N E OF 95W
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.THU AND FRI...WINDS SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 26N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 26N.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF
21N E OF 92W BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...
EXCEPT N OF 21N E OF 92W BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 22N E OF 93W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT...EXCEPT N OF 22N E OF 93W 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED...N OF 21N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS W OF 93W.
.THU AND FRI...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 94W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 94W.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT S OF 26N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N
15 TO 20 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 87W LATE THU
AND TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 4 TO 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W
PART WED.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO
S 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5
TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI.


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