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FZNT27 KNHC 130313
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE NE U.S. SW
ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF WILL SHIFT SLOWLY S AND STRENGTHEN
ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH WED NIGHT TO PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG
WINDS. THE HIGH CENTER WILL THEN SLIDE SE AND INTO THE SW ATLC
ALONG 30N BY FRI NIGHT...ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO GRADUALLY
DIMINISH FRI THROUGH SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO
20 KT TONIGHT BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT GRADUALLY BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WED.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT FRI THEN 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL THU
GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT SAT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT BUILDING 6
TO 9 FT LATE TUE. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI AND 10 KT OR LESS SAT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BY SAT. S OF 21N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE EACH AFTERNOON...THEN
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH BRIEF PERIODS
TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT WED.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT
FRI BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT THU
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT TUE.
.WED AND THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 25N.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N AND BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT S OF 25N EXCEPT
TO 15 FT IN THE GULF STREAM.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
SE SAT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT.

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