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FZNT27 KNHC 182115
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 1009 MB LOW PRES CENTERED NEAR 25N84W WITH
TROUGH EXTENDING S AND SW TO NEAR 21N89W WILL SLOWLY MOVE E-NE
ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND EXTREME S FLORIDA AND INTO
THE SW N ATLC THROUGH MON WHILE THE TROUGH WILL SWEEP ACROSS
THE NW CARIBBEAN. A WEAK COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE FAR NW
PORTION OF THE GULF WATERS AND WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE REACHING
FROM NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER 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
.TONIGHT... E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. W OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT N WINDS BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.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 THROUGH 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.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 2
TO 4 FT S OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN
120 NM OF LOW PRES. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO
4 FT N OF 28N. 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 THROUGH 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.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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