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FZNT27 KNHC 271520
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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...A COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE N WATERS AND WILL MOVE
QUICKLY ACROSS NE GULF THIS AFTERNOON EXITING THE AREA THIS
EVENING INTO TONIGHT. 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 MEXICO. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW
PORTION OF THE GULF LATE SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 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 SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. W
OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 2 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 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT.
.SAT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF
22N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 22N. W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT N OF 22N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 22N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N IN THE EVENING.
.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 11
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 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
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28 IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N IN THE EVENING.
.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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