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FZNT27 KNHC 311456
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 31 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...A SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 96W S OF 23N WILL DRIFT NW
THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING FROM THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
TO 85W WILL MOVE W TONIGHT AND INTO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
THU THROUGH FRI AS LOW PRES FORMS ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR 27N93W.
THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MEANDER THROUGH THU NIGHT...THEN DRIFT N
OR NE THROUGH THROUGH SUN. IT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING
WINDS AND SEAS. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN NE OF THE AREA
THROUGH THE PERIOD.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. E OF 92W S TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 94W.
.FRI...E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8
FT. W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO
20 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT N OF
27N LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 94W.
.SAT...E OF 92W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...
BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...E OF 92W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W
OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 21N W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 24N THU NIGHT.
S OF 21N W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
21N E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...E OF 96W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 96W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 96W.
.SAT...N OF 22N E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 22N E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
22N W OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N W OF
95W WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 21N E OF 95W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
N OF 21N W OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE
AREA. .FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. FROM 24N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO
20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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