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FZNT27 KNHC 070859
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED APR 07 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...AN E TO W RIDGE OVER NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE E AS
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING
AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
THU THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
ACROSS AREA IN WAKE OF FRONT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF
94W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.T0NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
21N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT N OF 24N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF
FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE
TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT.
E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF
FRONT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT THU NIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E
OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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