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FZNT27 KNHC 010920
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 01 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...STRONG PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES OVER SW
ATLC AND A COLD FRONT OVER EASTERN TEXAS WILL MAINTAIN STRONG
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN
EVENING. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF EARLY SUN
REACHING FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
EARLY MON...BECOMING STATIONARY FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN ON TUE AND
DISSIPATE WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SAT
NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE TONIGHT. W OF 94W SE TO
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY SUN EVENING...AND TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT...THEN
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL LATE SUN NIGHT. W OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...HIGHEST IN SE CORNER.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
.TUE...E OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...W OF 94W WINDS SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF
93W INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
N OF 22N BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND 4 TO 6
FT S OF 22N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN SE SWELL N OF 22N...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SEAS S
OF 22N 4 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.MON...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 22N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF
22N. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN SE SWELL N OF 22N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N.
.TUE...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. W
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT...HIGHEST NW.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 27N...AND TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS W PORTION.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW PORTION
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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