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FZNT27 KNHC 092130
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI SEP 09 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 STATIONARY AT 20.0N 92.8W 998
NATE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND DRIFT W TO NEAR 20.2N
93.4W TONIGHT AND NEAR 20.2N 94.1W SAT AFTERNOON...THEN
INTENSIFY TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE SAT NIGHT NEAR 20.1N
95.0W...AND REACH NEAR 20.0N 96.0W SUN AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE
INLAND AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 19.5N 98.5W MON
AFTERNOON. A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO
24N90W WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY SAT NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTION
THROUGH EARLY SAT.
.MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 22N W OF 91W...
.TONIGHT AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E
AND WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WITH HIGHEST WINDS 45
KT GUSTS 55 KT...INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT LATE TONIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM SW AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN
120 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE
CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 22N W OF 93W. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT INCREASING TO 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO
25 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF NATE.
.MON...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED OF 22N
W OF 95W DIMINISHING MON NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF NATE.
.TUE...S OF 22N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT ALONG YUCATAN
PENINSULA WED EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS BETWEEN 24N AND 28N.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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