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FZNT27 KNHC 182130
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED AUG 18 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...WEAK HIGH PRES REMAINS ACROSS THE SW N ATLC AND THE
GULF ALONG 25N THIS AFTERNOON THEN WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY N TO 27N
BY FRI NIGHT AS THE HIGH CENTER DRIFTS SW TO OVER THE BAHAMAS.
A NEW HIGH CENTER WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SE GULF SAT THEN WILL
SHIFT TO THE CENTRAL GULF MON. MEANWHILE A TROPICAL WAVE WILL
MOVE OVER THE YUCATAN SAT THEN DISSIPATE BY SUN OVER THE SW
GULF.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 27N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4
FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
INCREASING TO 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO
20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
GT MON AFTERNOON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT FAR SW PORTION THU NIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20
KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS FRI
NIGHT.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM
24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 FT INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON.
BETWEEN 25N AND 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W
10 KT MON. SEAS 1 FT BECOMING 2 TO 3 FT MON. S OF 25N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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