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FZNT27 KNHC 230231
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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 PRES CENTERED OVER THE SE CONUS EXTENDS A
RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF REGION. THE HIGH PRES WILL MOVE SE INTO
THE SW ATLANTIC AND STRENGTHEN ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW TO INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE
TEXAS COAST LATE FRI NIGHT INTO EARLY SAT. THE FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM SW LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO SAT
AFTERNOON...FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA MON AFTERNOON REACHING THE SE PORTION OF THE
GULF AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE MON INTO TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 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 AND SAT NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NW
PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT NE PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST SEAS W OF 95W.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.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 7 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4
FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART
FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT NIGHT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. 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.
.TUE...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT
NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT NE PART.
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO
7 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW
WINDS 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N.
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SEAS
N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART LATE.
.MON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. SE OF
FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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