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FZNT27 KNHC 201531
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 20 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 FRONTAL TROUGH FROM NW FLORIDA TO THE MEXICAN
COAST NEAR 25N98W LATE THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SE AND REACH FROM
NEAR TAMPA BAY TO 22N97W WED MORNING THEN SINK S INTO THE S
GULF AND DISSIPATE THROUGH THU. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO
THE NE GULF WED NIGHT AND THU TO PRODUCE AN INCREASING
SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE W GULF THU THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI NIGHT REACHING FROM
30N94W TO 23N97W LATE SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E
OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR
COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH THROUGH TONIGHT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING
TO 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG TROUGH TONIGHT AND WED.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N DURING THE EVENINGS.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.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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