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FZNT27 KNHC 071355
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST
AROUND SUNSET TODAY AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE THU THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA EARLY 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 7 TO 10 FT
SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 6 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 4 TO 6
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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