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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM CDT WED OCT 27 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MAINTAIN
LIGHT TO MODERATE SE TO S WINDS OVER THE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT.
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE THE NORTHERN GULF EARLY
THU...FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS THE FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO BY EARLY FRI...AND
FROM NW CUBA TO THE FAR SW GULF BY EARLY SAT...THEN DISSIPATE
S OF THE AREA LATE SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
8 TO 8 FT N OF 28N AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 28N.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI S OF 21N W OF 96W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF
95W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU NIGHT....W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13
FT. N OF 22N E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S
OF 22N E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...S OF 21N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO
13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 6
TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 21N.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO
8 FT LATE. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N
LATE FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT N OF 26N LATE.
.SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26NNE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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