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FZNT27 KNHC 261520
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON APR 26 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM N FLORIDA TO 25N85W TO
22N90W WILL SLOWLY PUSH SE...MOVING SE OF THE GULF WATERS BY
TONIGHT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N WATERS
TUE BEFORE EXITING THE GULF BY TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS
BEHIND THE REINFORCING FRONT WED SHIFTING E THU AND FRI. A COLD
FRONT MAY BRIEFLY MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF
92W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20
KT W OF 95W THEN BECOMING NE TO E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 1O
KT NW PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO
20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT
NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT NEAR
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM
24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST
N OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W TO
NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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