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FZNT27 KNHC 180230
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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...SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE S-CENTRAL GULF AND THE FAR
NW CARIBBEAN EXTENDING FROM 25N85W TO 18N86W WILL DRIFT EWD
ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WESTERN CUBA TONIGHT THROUGH
MON WITH POTENTIAL WEAK LOW DEVELOPING ALONG TROUGH SUN NIGHT.
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS SUN AND
MOVE ACROSS THE NW PORTION OF THE GULF MON THEN GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE LATE MON INTO TUE. 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 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W
PART.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW
W OF 92W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N OF 22N
AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 95W.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N.
.SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE
WINDS NE PART. SEAS 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 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT EXCEPT SE
WINDS 10 KT E OF TROUGH. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW TO W
WINDS FAR SE PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
S OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...HIGHEST SEAS E PART SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N MON
NIGHT. .TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S
OF 26N WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...HIGHER IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE 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.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.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 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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