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FZNT27 KNHC 101529
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 10 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 NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR 20.0N
55 KT. NATE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND DRIFT W TO NEAR
19.9N 95.OW THIS EVENING...19.8N 96.1W SUN MORNING...THEN MOVE
INLAND TO 19.7N 97.2W BY SUN EVENING. WEAK STATIONARY FRONT IN
THE EASTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E
OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NE
PART. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 22N W OF 91W...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
60 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT SUN MORNING. SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF NATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART THROUGH TONIGHT.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 22N W OF 94W.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT SE PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 26N 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...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10
TO 15 TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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