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FZNT27 KNHC 110923
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 11 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 NEAR 19.9N 95.7W 1003 MB AT 4
AM CDT MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50
KT GUSTS 60 KT. NATE IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN ITS CURRENT
INTENSITY PRIOR TO LANDFALL WHICH IS FORECAST TO OCCUR THIS
EVENING NEAR 19.8N 96.5W. NATE WILL WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW
ONCE INLAND NEAR 19.7N 97.8W TONIGHT...THEN WILL DISSIPATE BY
MON AFTERNOON. A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE NE GULF WILL
DISSIPATE TODAY. 1019 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 29N89W WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THE WEEK.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING
TO E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1
TO 3 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE
PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING
TO E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E
AND 65 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER OF NATE. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT THIS AFTERNOON...
THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE AND 70 NM
SW QUADRANT SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 12 FT LATE TONIGHT. HIGHEST
SEAS 18 FT TODAY. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 93W WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 75 NM SW QUADRANT OF NATE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN A
BROAD MIX OF SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF
94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 KT
NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT OR LESS. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH TONIGHT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE WED. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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