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FZNT27 KNHC 250901
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN APR 25 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...COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR 20N95W WILL
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR
20N95W THIS AFTERNOON THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO A TROUGH AND MOVE
SE OF THE GULF BY MON EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND
THE FRONT WITH A REINFORCING COLD FRONT CLIPPING THE NE GULF
TUE BEFORE EXITING EARLY WED WITH HIGH PRES RETURNING

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 92W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO
E SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING
NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH.
.TUE...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE
EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO
3 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...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT
THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
LATE...AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 20N BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING
TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT
TONIGHT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT N OF 28N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N
SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
OCCASIONALLY 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW TO
W 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. .WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO
NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W 10 TO 15 KT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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