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FZNT27 KNHC 081526
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 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 10
AM CDT MOVING E AT 02 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS
55 KT. NATE IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO
NEAR 20.5N 92.2W TONIGHT...THEN TURN NW AND MOVE TO 21.1N
92.2W FRI MORNING...TO 21.9N 92.7W FRI NIGHT...AND REACH
HURRICANE INTENSITY AS IT REACHES 22.5N 93.2W EARLY SAT
MORNING...TO 23.1N 93.8W EARLY SUN MORNING AND TO 23.6N 94.4W
BY MON MORNING. A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA
TO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
26N 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 T0 FT FRI
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S 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 N OF 28N
10 TO 15 KT. 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 BETWEEN 92W AND 95W LATE FRI
NIGHT THROUGH MON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM NE
QUADRANT...90 N SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW
QUADRANT OF NATE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 60 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 W OF 97W 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF NATE.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM NE
QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 80 NM OF
CENTER OF NATE. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...WITHIN 90 NM
SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT. 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...HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER EXPECTED BETWEEN 92W AND 95W. ELSEWHERE E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF NATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 88W 15 TO 20 KT. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF FRONT 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. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG WITHIN
180 NM S OF 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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