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FZNT27 KNHC 110228
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 10 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 WEAK TROUGH IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL DRIFT N
THEN NE THROUGH THU. MEANWHILE HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL
STRENGTHEN MON TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE GULF
RESULTING IN EASTERLY WINDS INCREASING TO STRONG THROUGH WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILD TO
7 TO 9 FT TUE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS
TSTMS N OF 22N E OF 94W.
.MON THROUGH WED...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
MON BUILD TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE AND 7 TO 9 FT WED. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASE TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 7
TO 9 FT TUE AND 9 TO 11 FT WED. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASE TO 20 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE AND TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE AND 7 TO 9 FT WED.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.MON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT
TUE AND 25 TO 30 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE
AND TO 7 TO 9 FT WED...EXCEPT TO 12 FT ALONG STRAITS OF

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