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FZNT27 KNHC 262059
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 JUST N OF TAMPA BAY TO
25N85W TO 22N90W WILL SLOWLY PUSH SE...MOVING THROUGH THE
STRAITS OF FL TONIGHT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
QUICKLY ACROSS N WATERS TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE
REINFORCING FRONT WED SHIFTING INTO E GULF THU AND ATLC FRI.
STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF FRI AND SAT
AS THE PRES GRADIENT STRENGTHENS BETWEEN THE HIGH AND TROUGHING
OVER TEXAS AND NE MEXICO.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 AND WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...E OF 95W S TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. W OF 95W
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.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 AND WED NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
WED NIGHT. 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.
.SAT...E OF 95W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF
22N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 22N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FL SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW
WINDS 15 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7
FT LATE. ELSEWHERE 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 AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E
10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED
NIGHT.
.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.
.SAT...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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