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FZNT27 KNHC 032152
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 29.4N 92.1W 989 MB AT 2100
UTC MOVING N AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60
KT. LEE WILL CHANGE LITTLE IN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD
AND INTO THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY
WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES MOVING SLOWLY NE...CROSSING S
MISSISSIPPI MON AND THROUGH ALABAMA TUE. EXTENSIVE AREAS OF
LONG LASTING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL DIMINISH VISIBILITIES TO
BELOW 5 NM OVER MUCH OF N CENTRAL GULF...PRIMARILY ACROSS E
SIDE OF LEE. WEAK TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM S SIDE OF LEE SW TO
BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT THEN SHIFT GRADUALLY E AND DISSIPATE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 29.5N AND N OF 26.5N E OF 92W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM
E AND 95 NM NW 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 N OF 26N E OF 97W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT EXCEPT SW
WINDS E OF 93W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N E OF 92W SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA VARIABLE MAINLY SW
TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED BELOW 5 NM IN NUMEROUS
TSTMS AND SQUALLS E OF 95W.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E OF 95W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33
KT EXCEPT SW WINDS E OF 92W...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. W OF 95W 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 27N E OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 4 FT LATE. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT
BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N E OF 93W SW WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF
24N W OF 93W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST
NE. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N. S OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 24N E OF 94W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW TO N WINDS MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT W OF
TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 22N E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU...S OF 24N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO N WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT S OF 21N W OF
94W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT S OF 21N W OF 94W.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N W OF 86.6W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
200 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 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 EXCEPT TO
25 KT THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED BELOW 5 NM NEAR NUMEROUS
TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
LATE. S OF 27 SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS
W OF TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS
LATE. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE LATE...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST
NW. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N
OF 25N. .MON...N OF 25N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW TO W
WINDS TUE NIGHT THEN W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT WED. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT THEN BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS TO 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT WED
NIGHT
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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