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FZNT27 KNHC 140229
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 13 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...SURFACE HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE CONUS
EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF OF MEXICO. THE SFC HIGH
WILL SHIFTS S AND STRENGTHEN INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE GULF
WATERS BY WED...THEN SLIDE SE INTO SW ATLC THU AND FRI WITH
DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS FRI AND SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT.
.SUN...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF
95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT S OF 23N AND W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF
23N AND W OF 95W.
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 10
KT S OF 24N AND W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 24N AND W OF 95W.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 21N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 21N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. S OF 21N N TO NE
WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SAT.
.SUN...N OF 21N E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN
NE SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT.
.FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHER
IN THE GULF STREAM.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT...HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM.
.SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN..N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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