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FZNT27 KNHC 030317
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 02 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...TROPICAL STORM LEE NEAR 28.2N 91.6W 1000 MB AT 0300
UTC SEP 03 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. LEE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE NORTHWARD
TOWARD THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST THROUGH EARLY SUN...THEN
CONTINUE SLOWLY NE ACROSS MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA. EXTENSIVE
AREAS OF LONG LASTING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL DIMINISH
VISIBILITIES TO BELOW 5 NM OVER MUCH OF N CENTRAL GULF.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING E OF 93W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 93W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
175 NM W AND 90 NM E OF CENTER WITH MAXIMUM WINDS TO 40 GUSTS
TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 94W WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED
BELOW 5 NM IN NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS E OF 94W.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM E
AND 90 NM W OF CENTER WITH WINDS TO 55 GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 12
TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 96W SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WIND
AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 96W.
.MON...N OF 27N NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT W OF
95W LATE. S OF 27N W TO NW 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE.
.TUE...N OF 28N E OF 94W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 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 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N AT 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN N SWELL EARLY SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 25N W OF 86W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 86W SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT EXCEPT
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 175 NM E OF CENTER WITH MAXIMUM
WINDS 40 GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT INCREASING 9 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED BELOW 5 NM NEAR NUMEROUS
TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N W OF 86W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 55 GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. FROM 24N TO
28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 24N S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE.
NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF
83W.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT
BECOMING S TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N W OF
83W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N.
.MON...W OF 83W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 83W
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SCATTERED TSTMS
N OF 28N.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
KT WED. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT WED. S OF 27N S TO
SW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE WED. SEAS TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE.

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