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FZNT27 KNHC 150919
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU APR 15 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 MIDDLE ATLANTIC
STATES WILL SHIFTS S...PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS
THE GULF WATERS TODAY THEN SLIDE SE INTO SW ATLC FRI WITH
DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS FRI AND SAT. TROUGHING
BUILDS IN SW GULF LATE FRI AND EXTENDS E ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
GULF AND NW CARIBBEAN SAT AND THEN ACROSS THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA SUN. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO GULF COASTAL PLAIN
SUN. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT MON OVER THE GULF.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TONIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SW WINDS 15 T0 20 KT. SEAS
DIMINISHING TO 7 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 5 FT SAT. S OF 22N N TO NE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 1
TO 3 FT S OF 22N.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. N OF 28N E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9
FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM
25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 4
FT N OF 25N.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT...HIGHER IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI
NIGHT...HIGHER IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N
OF 27N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF
25N. .SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT
N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.

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