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FZNT27 KNHC 270904
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE APR 27 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 COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM MOBILE AL TO
BROWNSVILLE TX LATER THIS MORNING AND MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS NE
GULF TODAY. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THIS FRONT WED MOVING INTO
E GULF THU AND E OF FL FRI AND SAT. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF FRI AND SAT AS THE PRES GRADIENT
STRENGTHENS BETWEEN THE HIGH AND TROUGH OVER TEXAS AND NE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 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 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W
OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 28N.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 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
.TODAY...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...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...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N 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...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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