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FZNT27 KNHC 270309
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 26 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...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND NE TO SW OVER THE NW WATERS
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THU IN ADVANCE OF A COLD
FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU AFTERNOON OR
EARLY EVENING. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI NIGHT THEN BEGIN TO
INTERACT WITH HURRICANE RINA IS CURRENTLY IN THE NW CARIBBEAN
SEA. RINA IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO 20.4N 87.0W BY EARLY THU
EVENING...THEN INLAND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AT 21.5N 87.0W BY
EARLY FRI. RINA IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS
IT TURNS NE TO NEAR 22.0N 86.5W BY EARLY FRI NIGHT AND TO NEAR
TO NEAR 22.5N 85.0W BY EARLY SAT EVENING BEFORE MOVING INLAND
NW CUBA LATE SAT NIGHT AND WEAKENING FURTHER TO A DEPRESSION

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT FAR W PORTION THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FAR W PORTION. E OF 94W WINDS
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE PART N TO NE 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT W OF 93W LATE SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT... EXCEPT S OF 28N E OF 94W 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 92W NE TO E.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT ...SHIFTING TO E TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 20N
E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W NE TO E. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...E OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 24N E OF 88W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT
YUCATAN CHANNEL AND VICINITY 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS WED
NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT YUCATAN
CHANNEL AND VICINITY 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S
PORTION.
.THU THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM
OF CENTER OF RINA EXCEPT 70 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS TO 90 KT...DIMINISHING TO 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT EARLY THU
NIGHT ...TO 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT EARLY FRI...TO 55 KT GUSTS TO
65 KT EARLY FRI NIGHT AND TO 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT LATE SAT...
EXCEPT W OF 86W DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SE
QUADRANT...DIMINISHING TO WITHIN 90 NM E AND 60 NM W
SEMICIRCLES FRI AND TO S OF 24N E OF 86W BY SAT AFTERNOON.
HIGHEST SEAS TO 21 FT SE PART NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL SUBSIDING
TO 16 FT SAT...SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT W OF 86W LATE SAT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 25N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25
KT LATE SAT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE
SAT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF
25N...SHIFTING TO E OF 86W LATE SAT.
.SUN AND MON...WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 24N...
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N W OF 83W
NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N W OF 83W
5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N S TO SW 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 70 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST
WINDS 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT...DIMINISHING TO 70 KT GUSTS TO
85 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 90 NM SE QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS
AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM S TO N OVER THE S PORTION.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF
CENTER EXCEPT 70 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS DIMINISHING TO
65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT EARLY...AND TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT FRI NIGHT
...EXCEPT W OF 89W WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E AND 60 NM W
SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT OVER SE PART NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL...SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT W OF 89W LATE FRI NIGHT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 56N
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 8 TO
12 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS OF 25N.
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT
70 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT EARLY...
DIMINISHING TO 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS
BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT S OF 26N E OF 88W...AND NE 20 TO
25 KT ELSEWHERE LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NW NW
AND 45 NM SE SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 10
TO 15 FT LATE S OF 26N...AND TO 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE LATE.
NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N...SHIFTING TO SE PORTION
OF AREA LATE. .SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FAR N PORTION SUN AFTERNOON.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT FAR N PORTION

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