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FZNT27 KNHC 181537
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 18 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...BROAD 1008 MB LOW PRES CENTERED NEAR 25N86W
EXTENDING ACROSS SE GULF AND EXTREME NW CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE
SLOWLY E-NE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND EXTREME S FLORIDA
AND INTO THE SW N ATLC THROUGH MON. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SINK
SLOWLY S TO THE N GULF COASTS TONIGHT THEN MEANDER THERE
THROUGH TUE. A SECOND COLD FRONT ALONG THE SE TEXAS COAST
TODAY WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE INTO THE FAR NW GULF TONIGHT THEN
REACH FROM NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI TO THE UPPER
MEXICAN COAST EARLY TUE BEFORE DISSIPATING.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS
BECOMING S TO SW W OF 93W TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIND AND
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF
22N. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR
NW PORTIONS.
.TONIGHT...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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTIONS.
.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
SUBSIDING 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 5 TO 7 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF LOW CENTER N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT NEAR LOW. S AND SE OF LOW CENTER S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...HIGHER IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WIND AND SEAS
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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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