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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM CDT MON AUG 09 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...A 1012 MB LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...IS NEAR
FORT MYERS FLORIDA. A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS NW FROM THE LOW TO
THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE LOW WILL DRIFT W TO
26N84W TUE...TO 28N88W WED...THEN MOVE TO SOUTHERN LOUISIANA
NEAR 30N92W ON THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN
PORTION. THE HIGH WILL DOMINATE OVER THE GULF FRI AND SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF
94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W OF 93W S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT SAT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS
TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW PRES WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFT SE WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT WED.
ELSEWHERE S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT...BUILDING TO 5 FT WED. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND TUE...WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW PRES WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
NUMEROUS TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...SHIFTING TO S WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE
AREA. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT...AND SHIFTING TO SW FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE
AREA.


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