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FZNT27 KNHC 192109
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...1014 MB LOW PRES NEAR 28N95W WITH A TROUGH
EXTENDING TO THE S TO SW NEAR 23N96W WILL DRIFT TO THE NE
REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE UPPER COAST OF MEXICO EARLY
TUE WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT AND DISSIPATE BY WED. A RIDGE WILL
EXTEND ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE ATLC WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI
WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASING IN THE W GULF THU THROUGH FRI.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI NIGHT
REACHING FROM 30N92W TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. E OF
TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO
15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED
NIGHT. .THU...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT E OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR
COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N LATE.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF
21N LATE...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE...
AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART LATE.
.SAT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...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...
EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN
DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 8 FT S OF
26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE
TO E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 24N DURING THE EVENINGS.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT N OF 26N LATE.

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