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FZNT27 KNHC 031511
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 03 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 STORM LEE NEAR 29.3N 91.8W 993 MB AT 1500
UTC SEP 03 MOVING N OR 005 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. LEE WILL HAVE LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY AS
IT MOVES NORTHWARD TO THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST
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 94W...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
240 NM E AND 95 NM W OF CENTER WITH WINDS TO 50 GUSTS TO 60 KT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO
15 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 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.
.SUN NIGHT AND 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 9 FT IN NW
SWELL. S OF 22N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...S OF 20N W OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
N SWELL EARLY SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
240 NM E OF CENTER WITH WINDS TO 50 GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 17 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EARLY
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. FROM 24N TO 28N SW TO W WINDS 10
TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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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