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FZNT27 KNHC 250945
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
545 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Laura centered near 22.9N 85.7W
995 mb at 5 AM EDT is moving WNW at 15 kt. Maximum sustained
winds 55 kt gusts 60 kt. Laura will intensify to a hurricane
near 23.8N 87.9W this afternoon with maximum sustained winds
65 kt gusts 80 kt. Laura will continue to intensify as it
reaches near 25.1N 90.6W late tonight with maximum sustained
winds 80 kt gusts 90 kt, and continue over the NW Gulf to near
26.8N 92.7W Wed afternoon with maximum sustained winds 95 kt
gusts 115 kt, reach near 29.3N 93.7W late Wed night with maximum
sustained winds 100 kt gusts 120 kt before moving inland and
weaken to a tropical storm near near 32.1N 93.7W Thu afternoon.
Laura will weaken to a to a tropical depression well inland near
34.5N 93.0W late Thu night. Atlantic high pressure will build
westward over the eastern Gulf in the wake of Laura.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N to NE winds
10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated 
thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 30 to
35 kt, becoming NE to E 40 to 45 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft, 
building to 14 to 20 ft E of 92W late. Numerous squalls and 
thunderstorms. 
.WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 70 to 85 kt.
Seas 12 to 19 ft, building to 20 to 28 ft in the afternoon. 
Numerous squalls and thunderstorms.
.WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S winds 75 to
85 kt. Seas 17 to 26 ft. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms.
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S to SW winds 25 to
30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 11
ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds
25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft,becoming 4 to 13 ft in the
afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E to SE winds
30 to 35 kt, increasing to 40 to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to
23 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 30 to
35 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft in S to SW swell. Scattered showers and 
isolated tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 20 to
25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.