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FZNT27 KNHC 011532
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 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 28N89W TO 19N91W WILL MOVE
SLOWLY W THROUGH SAT. LOW PRES WILL LIKELY FORM ALONG THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE WAVE NEAR 28N91W THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
WINDS TO NEAR GALE FORCE BETWEEN THE LOW PRES AND THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST. THE LOW PRES WILL 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 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
7 TO 10 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 8 TO 12 FT. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 11 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...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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