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FZNT27 KNHC 052056
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 05 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...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH
TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI. PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN
HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA AND A LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL
CYCLONE...IN THE SW N ATLC WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE
OVER THE EASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU. WEAK HIGH
PRES CENTER WILL BE IN THE NW GULF FRI AFTERNOON WITH GENTLE
TO MODERATE BREEZE IN MOST SECTIONS AND LIGHT BREEZE IN NW

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 92W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT THU AND 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SW PART. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. HIGHEST SEAS E HALF.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU... N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
N OF 25N SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BECOMING SEAS 1 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT BECOMING SEAS 3 TO 4 FT LATE.
.SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 25 N SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
N OF 25N SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT.
N OF 27N SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
N OF 27N SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
S OF 25N SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BECOMING 4 TO 5 FT LATE.
N OF 25N SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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