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FZNT27 KNHC 160320
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...WEAKENING HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 29N/30N EXTENDING
FROM W ATLC INTO NE GULF WILL SHIFT SLOWLY SE THROUGH TUE AS A
WEAK COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE SE U.S. THE WEAK FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO SINK S TO THE NE GULF COASTS TUE THEN MEANDER
ACROSS THE NE GULF WED AND THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING
SE TO S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE ELSEWHERE SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 96W.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 5
TO 10 KT EARLY MON THEN NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W
OF 94W THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 94W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
N OF 22N W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
22N W OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 20N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
NE TO E 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT THU.
SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT WITHIN 90
NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT TO 8 FT WITHIN THE FLORIDA
CURRENT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


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