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FZNT27 KNHC 210857
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED APR 21 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 TROUGH OVER THE NE GULF FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO 28N86W WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY AS HIGH PRES
RIDGES INTO THE GULF FROM THE ATLC. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
INCREASES IN THE W GULF THU THROUGH FRI AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT
EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT AND WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH BY

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 0 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 SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. W
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 20FT.
.TONIGHT..E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT THU NIGHT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF
YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FT N OF 21N THU NIGHT.
.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 7 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 7 FT N OF 21N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
LATE...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. W OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W
OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE
WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT THU NIGHT...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 W OF
88W LATE...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN
DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7
FT LATE...AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART
LATE.
.SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E
WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE S OF 24N DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3
TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS FAR N PART LATE.

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