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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM CDT THU SEP 8 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 19.7N 92.2W 994 MB AT 10
PM CDT NEARLY STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS
75 KT. NATE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND DRIFT NW TO
NEAR 20.0N 92.3W FRI MORNING...20.5N 92.7W FRI EVENING...21.2N
93.5W SAT MORNING...21.7N 94.4W SAT EVENING...AND 22.0N 96.5W
SUN EVENING. A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY
TO 25N86W WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI NIGHT.

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.
.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. .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 22N W OF 91W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF NATE. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT...
INCREASING TO 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST
SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 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.
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. 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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