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FZNT27 KNHC 141529
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED APR 14 2010

...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 PRES CENTERED N OF AREA SHIFTS S INCREASING
WINDS ACROSS GULF WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THEN SLIDE E OF AREA
FRI DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS FRI THROUGH SUN.
TROUGH BUILDS IN SW GULF LATE SAT AND MOVE E ACROSS SOUTHERN

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS TO 12
FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE SAT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 22N E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 7 FT BUILD TO 12 FT THU. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 22N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE
TO 4 FT SAT. S OF 21N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
FT BUILD TO 11 FT TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT.
.FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 26N
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE.
.SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN...S OF 24N E OF 87W SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE
NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS BUILD TO 8
FT NEAR TROUGH.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT...
HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15
KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20
KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN..S OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 3 FT.

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