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FZNT27 KNHC 092055
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI APR 09 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 26N82W TO 24N84.5W TO 21N90W WILL
MOVE OUT OF GULF TONIGHT. A WEAK LOW PRES TROUGH WILL DEVELOP
TONIGHT IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. WITH A HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE
GULF STATES...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN WHICH WILL
RESULT IN FRESH E BREEZE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE GULF.
THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO STRONG THROUGH MON...THEN SPREAD
NORTHWARD TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN.
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 KT TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8
TO 10 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT NEAR
TROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON THROUGH WED...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT S OF 27N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT.

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