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FZNT27 KNHC 072130
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED SEP 07 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 NATE NEAR 20.2N 92.4W 1004 MB AT 4
PM CDT MOVING SE OR 110 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40
KT GUSTS 50 KT. NATE WILL MOVE TO 20.0N 92.1W TONIGHT...20.1N
91.9W THU...GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING TO A HURRICANE NEAR 21.0N
92.5W FRI. NATE WILL BEGIN A WNW TRACK THEREAFTER AND MOVE OVER
THE SOUTHWEST GULF WATERS FRI THROUGH MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 26N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 5 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15
KT N OF 28N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 22N E OF 96W...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI THROUGH MON...
.TONIGHT AND THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM
OF CENTER OF NATE. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT INCREASING
TO 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT THU. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18
FT THU. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 96W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF NATE.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER OF NATE. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75
KT INCREASING TO 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF NATE.
.SAT THROUGH MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 21N. S OF
21N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO
20 KT W OF 88W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 88W. N
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT W OF 88W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
SAT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E SAT
AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT AND SUN.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 88W.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF FRONT N TO
NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG AND WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT FRI LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT FRI. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT
SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.

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