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FZNT27 KNHC 120846
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON APR 12 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...TROUGH EXTEND FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO 24N87W WILL
DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NE U.S. WILL
MOVE S MON THROUGH THU AND THEN ALONG THE NE GULF COAST FRI
WITH INCREASING E WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH THU THEN DECREASE FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
TUE AND WED. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT MON BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE
TUE. .THU AND FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THU BECOMING SE 15 TO
20 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING E 20 KT. TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT
FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL N
OF 21N FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT THROUGH WED. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO
8 FT WED. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT MON
NIGHT...THEN 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT BECOMING E 25 TO 30 KT WED
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT LATE WED.
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N AND 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL S
OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S HALF.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT...
AND TO 30 KT S OF 25N WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7
FT THEN 8 TO 12 FT LATE WED...EXCEPT HIGHER STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. .FRI...N OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

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