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FZNT27 KNHC 251530
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL SLOWLY PUSH E REACHING FROM
NEAR 30N86W TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
MOVE E OF THE GULF WATERS BY MON NIGHT WITH A REINFORCING COLD
FRONT CLIPPING THE NE GULF TUE BEFORE EXITING THE GULF BY EARLY
WED. HIGH PRES RETURNS BEHIND THE REINFORCING FRONT WED THROUGH
THU. MEANWHILE A TROUGH OF LOW PRES WILL LINGER IN THE SE GULF
AND BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH THE PERIOD.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS MON NIGHT. W OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.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 BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 20N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR
COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE
SWELL. W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .THU...NE OF TROUGH E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR
COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW OF
TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 20N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N UNTIL LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
N OF 25N LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
LATE MON NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15
TO 20 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT...THEN BECOMING NE TO E 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF
REINFORCING FRONT.
.WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF
26N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS N
OF 27N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO NW TO N
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE
...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.

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