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FZNT27 KNHC 020920
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 02 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 HIGH PRES WELL E OF
THE AREA AND A COLD FRONT ALONG EASTERN TEXAS WILL MAINTAIN
STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF INTO LATE
SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW GULF
REACHING FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO EARLY
MON...WEAKEN FROM BECOMING STATIONARY EARLY TUE...AND
DISSIPATE WED. LIGHT SE TO S WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
W OF THE FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT
...DIMINISHING TO SE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8
TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT
LATE.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TOADY...E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS N OF 22N
5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SEAS S OF 22N 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N
TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE
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 5 FT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 23N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8
TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 25N...AND TO 4 TO
6 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS W PORTION.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS IN NW PORTION.
.WED...NW OF FRONT WINDS N TO NE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF
24N IN IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS N
OF 24N 6 TO 8 FT AND S OF 24N 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT... EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 84W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WED.

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