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FZNT27 KNHC 102101
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 AT 20.1N 94.6W 999 MB AT 4 PM
CDT MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. NATE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND DRIFT W
TO NEAR 20.0N 95.3W TONIGHT...FURTHER INTENSIFY TO A MINIMAL
HURRICANE PRIOR TO MOVING ASHORE NEAR 19.9N 96.4W SUN
AFTERNOON...WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM INLAND NEAR 19.8N 97.5W
SUN NIGHT...AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WELL INLAND
NEAR 19.7N 98.7W MON AFTERNOON. A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE E
CENTRAL WATERS WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A HIGH PRES CENTER WILL
SETTLE OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WED AND THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN
SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTION.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING S MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF
28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 22N W OF 92W...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT
INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT LATE TONIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 17
FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND GREATER WINDS AND
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER WATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER.
HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT GUSTS 50
KT AFTER MOVING INLAND. HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT PRIOR TO LANDFALL.
ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS W OF 95W.
.MON...S OF 22N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW WATERS.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...S OF 23N W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT
ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS
1 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW
SHOWERS OVER THE W CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT.
.MON...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.
.THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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