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FZNT27 KNHC 172110
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 S-CENTRAL GULF AND THE FAR NW
CARIBBEAN WILL DRIFT EWD ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND
CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MON. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA SUN AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS
THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF BEHIND FRONT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW
PORTIONS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 AND THU...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO
E 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 22N E OF 96W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR
LESS . SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 96W VARIABLE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER
NEAR SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE HALF.
.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 AND MON NIGHT...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 THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15
KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N
OF 22N AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 22N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 THROUGH 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.
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 NIGHT...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.
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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