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FZNT27 KNHC 222108
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT THU APR 22 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 OVER THE NE PORTION OF THE GULF
WILL STRENGTHEN ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE
FRI NIGHT AND EARLY SAT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 30N92W TO
21N97W SAT AFTERNOON THEN FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW
BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N
AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT N OF 21N FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF
YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N BUILDING TO
5 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART
LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT DIMINISHING
TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS SE PART.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT SE PART.
.TUE...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT NE PART.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT W OF 88W FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT FRI
NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE.
.SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS FAR N PART LATE.
.MON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN
COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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