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FZNT27 KNHC 100930
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM CDT SAT SEP 10 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 NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR 20.0N
55 KT. NATE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND DRIFT W TO NEAR
20.0N 94.3W THIS AFTERNOON...19.9N 95.4W TONIGHT...THEN MOVE
INLAND TO 19.8N 96.6W BY SUN AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH IN THE
EASTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY 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 5
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
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 22N W OF 91W...
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N
AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS
60KT INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT SUN. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS TO 16 FT.
ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S OF 22N W OF 94W SUN NIGHT.
.TUE...S OF 22N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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 NEAR YUCATAN
PENINSULA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT 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
.TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 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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