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FZNT27 KNHC 260944
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
544 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 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 near 26.1N 90.7W 981 mb at
5 AM EDT is moving WNW at 13 kt. Maximum sustained winds have
increased to 95 kt gusts 115 kt. Laura will strengthen into a
major hurricane this afternoon near 27.4N 92.4W with maximum
sustained winds 115 kt gusts 140 kt, and continue over the NW
Gulf to along the coast near 29.7N 93.5W late tonight with
maximum sustained winds 105 kt gusts 130 kt. Laura will move
inland and weaken to a tropical storm near 32.4N 93.7W Thu 
afternoon and weaken further to a tropical depression well inland
near 34.8N 92.9W late 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...

.TODAY...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. NE winds 80 to 100 kt. Seas 4 to
29 ft. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W winds 85 to 95 kt,
shifting to S to SW 80 to 90 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to
27 ft, subsiding to 10 to 19 ft late, except 19 to 28 ft,
subsiding to 12 to 18 ft between 90W and 94W. Numerous squalls 
and thunderstorms. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S to SW winds 25 to
30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.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 BETWEEN 87W AND 90W ...

.TODAY....TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS W of 87W. Between 87W and 90W,
SE winds 45 to 50 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Seas Seas 15 to 27 ft, subsiding to 10 to 16 ft. E of 87W, E to 
SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Numerous 
squalls and thunderstorms between 87W and 90W. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms E of 87W.
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 87W. SE to s 
winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in mixed swell. E of 87W,
E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Numerous squalls and 
thunderstorms between 87W and 94W. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms E of 87W.
.THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt between 87W and 90W, and 
SE 10 to 15 kt E of 87W. Seas 9 to 14 ft between 87W and 94W, 
subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon 5 to 7 ft E of 87W.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.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 winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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.