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FZNT27 KNHC 240850
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT APR 24 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...MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER MOST
OF THE GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE
TEXAS COAST TOWARD MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING...THEN RAPIDLY
WEAKEN INTO A FRONTAL TROUGH WHILE EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SUN. FRONTAL TROUGH
MOVES SE OF THE GULF BY MON EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN
BEHIND THE FRONT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE N
WATERS LATE TUE AND CLIP THE NE GULF BEFORE EXITING WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. W OF FRONT NW TO
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S
OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...E OF 92W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT THEN SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 28N SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW N OF
28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO
SW 20 KT N OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N
OF 26N TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW
BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT S
OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.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 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E
LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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