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FZNT27 KNHC 170859
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT APR 17 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...TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF WILL MOVE E INTO THE SE
GULF AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NW CARIBBEAN SEA LATER TODAY
AND SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE AREA SUN AND MERGE WITH THE TROUGH OVER THE
SOUTHERN GULF MON. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATE MON
INTO TUE AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT W OF 95W LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT E OF 95W AND 2 TO 3 W OF 95W.
.WED...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. E OF
TROUGH E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N...AND 1 TO 3 FT S
OF 22N.
.MON...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 22N N
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT
NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.
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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 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 2 FT.

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