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FZNT27 KNHC 021524
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 02 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...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN NEAR 27.3N 91.5W 1005
MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 02 MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SYSTEM EXPECTED DRIFT NW AND
INTENSIFY TO A TROPICAL STORM BY FRI EVENING NEAR 27.6N 91.5W
AND CONTINUE TO 28.2N 91.8W SAT MORNING. THIRTEEN WILL CONTINUE
TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES N TO 28.8N 91.6W SAT EVENING AND MOVE
INLAND TO 29.7N 91.3W SUN MORNING. EXTENSIVE AREA OF LASTING
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL DIMINISH VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM OVER THE N
CENTRAL GULF.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING E OF 94W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS S OF 26N INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E AND 75 NM W OF CENTER WITH MAXIMUM
WINDS TO 45 GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 27N W OF
94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 LATE. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED
BELOW 5 NM IN NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS E OF 94W.
.SAT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E
AND 90 NM W OF CENTER WITH WINDS 55 GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 92W SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 92W AND 96W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT E OF 94W. W OF 96W NW WINDS
15 TO2 0 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 96W.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 96W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 96W W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 96W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 94W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 22N W OF 94W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 22N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 22N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
22N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 26N W OF 87W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 87W SE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITH MAXIMUM WINDS TO
45 GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 FT
TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER AND
VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED BELOW 5 NM NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS ENTIRE
AREA.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N W OF 88W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITH MAXIMUM WINDS TO 55 GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE...N OF 28N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN SE
SWELL. FROM 24N TO 28N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S
OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N
PART.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
S OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.


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