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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM CDT FRI APR 16 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 OVER THE FAR SW WATERS WILL ELONGATE EASTWARD INTO THE
SE GULF AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NW CARIBBEAN SEA SAT AND SUN.
A WEAK COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE FAR NORTHERN
PORTION SUN...AND EVENTUALLY MERGE WITH THE TROUGH OVER THE
SOUTHERN WATERS MON. THE TROUGH WILL THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA
LATE MON INTO TUE AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL GULF.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 T0 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 5 FT
SAT. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL. .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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N.
.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...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
24N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT N OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
8 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF
26N.
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N
OF 28N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1
TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S PORTION
WINDS BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT S PORTION 2 TO
4 FT. .TUE...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.


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