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FZNT27 KNHC 252046
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
446 PM 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...Hurricane Laura centered north of the Yucatan
Peninsula near 24.7N 88.3W at 2100Z moving W-NW or 300 deg at
15 kt. Maximum sustained winds 70 kt gusts 85 kt. Laura will
continue to gradually intensify as it reaches near 25.7N 90.3W
tonight, reaches near 27.5N 92.4W Wed afternoon with maximum
sustained winds 95 kt gusts 115 kt, and continues over the NW
Gulf to near 29.7N 93.8W Wed night with maximum sustained winds
100 kt gusts 120 kt. Laura is then expected to move more
northward and inland Thu, reach near 32.2N 93.9W Thu afternoon.
Laura will then weaken quickly as it moves northward and well
inland Thu and Thu night. Expect long-period swell from Laura to
impact most of the basin through Thu. Atlantic high pressure
will build westward over the eastern Gulf in the wake of Laura. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. NE to E winds 30 to 35 kt,
increasing to 60 to 70 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 7 ft,
becoming 3 to 18 ft after midnight. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms. 
.WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 70 to 80 kt.
Seas 3 to 29 ft,building to 6 to 29 ft in the afternoon.
Scattered tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S to SW winds 75 to
85 kt. Seas 9 to 27 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S to SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 15 ft
in NW swell, becoming 5 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E to SE winds 40 to
45 kt, increasing to 55 to 65 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to
21 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 35 to
40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to
20 ft in S swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 20 to
25 kt. Seas 5 to 12 ft in SW swell. 
.THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.