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FZNT27 KNHC 082111
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT THU SEP 08 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 19.7N 92.3W 995 MB AT 4 PM
CDT MOVING SSE OR 160 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60
KT GUSTS 75 KT. NATE IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AS IT
BEGINS TO MOVE NNW TO NEAR 19.7N 92.2W TONIGHT...TO 20.9N
92.8W SAT MORNING...TO 21.6N 93.3W SAT NIGHT. A WEAKENING
STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO 25N86W WILL DISSIPATE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N W OF 94W TUE...
.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 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS 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 TO 9 FT FRI
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PART.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 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.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED S OF 26N W OF 94W.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 23N E OF 95W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
120 NM OF CENTER OF NATE...INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM AND
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER OF NATE. HIGHEST
WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT...INCREASING TO 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT
FRI AND TO 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT
BUILDING TO 21 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM
OF NATE. .SAT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE
CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 20N BETWEEN 92W AND 96W. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS
TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF NATE.
.MON AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED
N OF 22N BETWEEN 92W AND 97W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA
OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE
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
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 88W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT SAT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE
TO E SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 150 NM S OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...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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