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FZNT27 KNHC 281517
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED APR 28 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 FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE RAPIDLY
E OF THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE
REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT THEN MOVE INTO
THE SW ATLC THU MORNING. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL
INCREASE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS THROUGH SAT AS THE PRES
GRADIENT STRENGTHENS BETWEEN THE HIGH AND TROUGH OVER TEXAS
AND NE MEXICO. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH THE COAST OF
TEXAS LATE SAT AND SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 T 8 FT.
.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. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL.
.SUN...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W
OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT N OF
20N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N.
.SAT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT N OF 21N...AND TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF
21N. W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF
21N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N.
.SUN...E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. W OF 95W E TO SE
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND
3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU
NIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11
FT...HIGHEST NW.
.SUN...S OF 26N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15
KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN.

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