000
FZNT27 KNHC 160311
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER S CAROLINA WILL SHIFT
SE...AND CONTINUE TO RESULT IN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT. THE HIGH WILL THEN SLIDE INTO THE SW
ATLC FRI WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS FRI AND
SAT. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP IN THE SW GULF FRI...EXTEND
EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN
SEA SAT TO ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN. A WEAK COLD
FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF COASTAL
PLAINS SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF
28N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N E OF
94W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 T0 20 KT. SEAS
DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL NE PART.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 28N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF
28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 23N TO 26N.
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF
27N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...
HIGHEST IN AND NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT...HIGHEST NEAR
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
27N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT 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.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$