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FZNT27 KNHC 090320
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 08 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...STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS MID ATLC STATES COMBINES
WITH SURFACE TROUGH OVER STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO INCREASE
EASTERLY FLOW ACROSS NORTHERN GULF WATERS THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
LOW PRES EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS E GULF OVERNIGHT AND DRIFT
NW ACROSS NE PORTIONS THROUGH SUN NIGHT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS
N OF 27N. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE ON TUE AS LOW PRES TRACKS NE
INLAND OVER NW FLORIDA. WEAK TROUGH EXTEND FROM LOW PRES SW TO
YUCATAN TUE AND WED THEN SHIFT E ACROSS FLORIDA AND SE GULF

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING
TO 12 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT N OF 28N
LATE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S
OF 22N ...AND TO 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW AT 10 KT
LATE WED AND THU. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF
26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT
TO 35 KT E OF 88W. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. S
OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT
LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NE AT 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N NE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING NW
THU. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE AT
10 KT LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WIND AND SEAS
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3
FT LATE. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TOP S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TUE...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N
OF 26N. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED AND THU...E OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. N OF 25N W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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