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FZNT27 KNHC 162105
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...WINDS AND SEAS ARE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE
GULF REGION AS HIGH PRES MOVES INTO THE SW ATLC. 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
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 T0 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 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 AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE
SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S
OF 26N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.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.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF
25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF
26N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING
TO 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 THROUGH 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E
PART SUN. .TUE AND WED...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

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