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FZNT27 KNHC 082046
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT THU APR 08 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...COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 22N94.5W TO 18.5N94W WILL
REACH FROM 26N82W TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRO AFTERNOON...THEN
MOVE E OF THE GULF FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS GULF
STATES WITH E FRESH BREEZE ACROSS AREA THROUGH TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART EARLY.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE AND DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SW JUST AHEAD OF
FRONT THEN BECOME NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF
26N TUE NIGHT.

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