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FZNT27 KNHC 220851
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU APR 22 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...HIGH PRESS OVER THE NE GULF WILL MOVE E AND
STRENGTHEN. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE IN THE W GULF LATER TODAY
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 NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO SAT AND FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN AND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA
TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. E
OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW
BEHIND FRONT LATE 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 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 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
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF
21N.
.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 N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT DIMINISHING
TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS SE PART.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT SE PART.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT W OF 88W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT
FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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 OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.

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