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FZNT27 KNHC 091524
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 09 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 20.3N 92.6W 998 MB AT 11
AM CDT MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. NATE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND
DRIFT NW TO NEAR 20.6N 93.0W TONIGHT...INTENSIFY TO A
HURRICANE BY EARLY SAT NEAR 20.8N 93.8W...THEN MOVE TO NEAR
20.9N 94.8W SAT NIGHT...THEN INLAND NEAR 20.7N 97.1W BY SUN
NIGHT. A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO
24N90W WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 23N W OF 90W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF NATE. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS
75 KT... INCREASING TO 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST
SEAS 18 FT... BUILDING TO 22 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS
WITHIN 180 NM OF NATE.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS
EXPECTED N OF 19N 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 SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF NATE.
.MON AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED
FROM 19N TO 23N W OF 93W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. W OF 93W WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF NATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 88W. N OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING NE TO E SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
BETWEEN 24N AND 28N.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.


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