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FZNT27 KNHC 081108
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM CDT THU SEP 08 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 NATE NEAR 20.4N 92.4W 1003 MB AT 4
AM CDT MOVING E AT 1 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50
KT. NATE WILL MOVE SLOWLY NE TO 20.6N 92.2W THROUGH FRI MORNING
THEN TURN NW REACHING 21.8N 93.0W EARLY SAT MORNING AND BECOME
A HURRICANE AS IT REACHES 22.7N 94.2W EARLY SUN MORNING BEFORE
PASSING TO 23.0N 97.0W BY EARLY TUE MORNING. DISSIPATING
STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA TO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL
WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF TODAY.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY 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 5 TO 7 FT S OF
26N. .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 26N.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 23N E OF 95W...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...
.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM NE
QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM
NW QUADRANT OF NATE. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 97W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF NATE.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF
CENTER OF NATE. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS
BUILDING TO 24 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS
WITHIN 180 NM OF NATE.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE
CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 100 NM OF NATE. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM
AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO
SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM OF NATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY 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
.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.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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