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FZNT27 KNHC 212111
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...A 1016 MB HIGH OVER THE N-CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE
EWD ACROSS FLORIDA THU AND INTO THE SW ATLANTIC LATE THU INTO
FRI. 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...THEN STALL OUT AND WEAKEN
INTO A TROUGH SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR WEST PART TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW
BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 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.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT N OF 21N FRI NIGHT...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 FRI NIGHT... AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT FRI NIGHT. 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.
.MON...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
22N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE
TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT W OF 88W FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF
YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7
FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF
YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 26N 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.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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

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