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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 30 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 FRONTAL TROUGH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
25N88W TO 25N94W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE S CENTRAL GULF NEAR
23N88W TO ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT NW THROUGH
SAT WITH LOW PRES EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG IT IN THE W GULF.
MEANWHILE...AN ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD W JUST N OF THE AREA
THROUGH THE WEEK.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.FRI AND SAT...E OF 93W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20
KT...AND SHIFTING TO S TO SW SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
W OF 93W WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E
TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT E OF 94W BUILDING TO 2
TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 21N 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.THU AND FRI...E OF 93W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT...
SHIFTING TO S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR
TROUGH AND LOW.
.SAT...N OF 21N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 93W
BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 93W 2 TO
4 FT. S OF 21N E OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 21N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 87W SW WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING
SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. N OF 27N W OF
87W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
S OF 27N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT ...AND
BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE
15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS SE OF LINE FROM 28N83W TO 25N90W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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