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FZNT27 KNHC 160855
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI APR 16 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 OVER THE SE U.S. WILL MOVE SE INTO THE
ATLC LATER TODAY WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS.
TROUGH WILL DEVELOP IN THE SW GULF FRI EXTEND FROM THE SE GULF
INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 T0 20 KT. SEAS 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
.TODAY 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT.
.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.

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