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FZNT27 KNHC 010938
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM CDT THU SEP 01 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 TROPICAL WAVE FROM 27N90W TO 19N91W WILL MOVE
SLOWLY W THROUGH SAT. THE WAVE IS PART OF AN AREA OF BROAD LOW
PRES OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE PORTIONS OF THE GULF.
LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO FORM FROM THIS AREA OF LOW PRES DURING
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND SLOWLY MOVE NW TOWARDS THE NW GULF
THROUGH FRI...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...THEN BE IN THE
VICINITY OF THE NW OR N GULF THROUGH MON. IT WILL INCREASE
WINDS AND SEAS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA DURING THE PERIOD.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING
TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT EARLY FRI...THEN BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT EARLY...THEN TO 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W WINDS
BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT...E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E OF 94W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 21N W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT..EXCEPT
N OF 24N BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE
AREA.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 96W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. W OF 96W VARIABLE 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...INCREASING
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S
OF 22N E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 22N E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING
15 TO 20 FT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 21N W
OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 22N E OF 95W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
N OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF 22N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT FROM 24N TO 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF
24N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.MON...N OF 28N E TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM
24N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 24N
S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N
PART.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND
NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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