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FZNT27 KNHC 191531
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON APR 19 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...WEAK COLD FRONT NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG THE N GULF
COASTAL WATERS TO 1012 MB LOW NEAR 28N94.5W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH
CONTINUING S-SW TO NEAR 22N95.5W. ELONGATED TROUGH EXTENDING
FROM THE NW BAHAMAS THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE SE
AND EXIT REGION TONIGHT. LOW AND FRONTAL TROUGH ACROSS THE
WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE E-NE AND REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE
UPPER MEXICAN COAST EARLY TUE BEFORE DISSIPATING. WEAK RIDGE
ACROSS THE AREA TUE AND WED WILL MOVE E WITH INCREASING SLY
WINDS IN THE W GULF THU AND FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF
FRONTAL TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THIS
EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 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. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 2
TO 4 FT S OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO LOCALLY 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH 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 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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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