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FZNT27 KNHC 171401
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 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...A TROUGH ALONG 95W WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST
TONIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. A WEAK RIDGE EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL
FLORIDA TO NEAR 26N90W WILL LIFT N TO NEAR 30N SUN NIGHT INTO
NEXT WEEK AS ANOTHER TROUGH ENTERS THE EASTERN GULF LATE MON
REACHING THE MIDDLE GULF TUE AND THEN THE WESTERN GULF WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION EARLY.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT
W OF 94W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH WED.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT
NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT MON AND TUE.
.WED...E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W
OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO
10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
E TO SE LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT TO 6 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF
28N. .WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT E PORTION LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E PORTION LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT SUN NIGHT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N AND ISOLATED N OF
25N. .MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
EXCEPT TO 5 FT NEAR THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF
26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.

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