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FZNT27 KNHC 030913
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 03 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 28.8N 91.9W 995 MB AT 0900
UTC SEP 03 MOVING NNW OR 345 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. LEE WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS
IT MOVES NORTHWARD TO THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS IT CONTINUES SLOWLY NE
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI MON AND ALABAMA TUE. 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...
.TODAY 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
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 19 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF 96W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT EXCEPT SW TO W
WINDS S OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES
RESTRICTED BELOW 5 NM IN NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS E OF 94W.
.MON...E OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6
TO 9 FT 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 7 FT. N OF 22N W OF 93W 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 26N W OF 87W...
.TODAY THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM E
AND 90 NM W OF CENTER WITH WINDS TO 55 GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 19 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED BELOW
5 NM 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 14 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 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 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF
24N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. 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
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT AND 7 TO 11 FT SUN AND
SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.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 HIGHER GUSTS. 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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