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FZNT27 KNHC 072135
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT W OF 94W LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF
23N MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF
24N. 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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