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FZNT27 KNHC 092142
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 09 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...HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA COMBINED WITH LOW PRES
FORMING OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MAINTAIN STRONG TO NEAR GALE
WINDS OVER THE NE PORTION TONIGHT. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE
N OVER THE EASTERN GULF MON THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON...THEN ACROSS
NE ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA TUE NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL THEN
DIMINISH AS THE LOW TRACKS FURTHER NE ACROSS THE SE U.S. LATE
TUE NIGHT AND WED. A WEAK TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM LOW PRES SW
TO YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE THROUGH WED...THEN SHIFT EASTWARD
ACROSS FLORIDA AND SE GULF THU. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD SE
OVER THE FAR NW GULF FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
TSTMS W OF 94W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT... AND TO 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W
SHIFTING TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 92W
VARIABLE 5 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15
KT... AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU...N OF 21N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 94W E 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 22N...AND 2 TO
4 FT N OF 22N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FROM 24N TO 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF
24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N N TO NE
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
S OF 24N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N
SWELL.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N WINDS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS TILL
AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 25N TO 26N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT E OF 83W. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 83W. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
6 TO 8 FT AND TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 83W SW TO W
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.FRI...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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