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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM CDT WED APR 28 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 29N86W WILL SHIFT E OF GULF
THU. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF
THE GULF THROUGH SAT AS THE PRES GRADIENT STRENGTHENS BETWEEN
THE HIGH AND A STALLED FRONT OVER EASTERN TEXAS. THE FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO MEANDER NEAR THE COAST SUN AND MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
5 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING
8 TO 11 FT.
.SAT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN SE SWELL.
.SUN AND MON...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR
YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 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.
.MON...N OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 21N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW
PORTION INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 25N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST
W.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 24N.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN.
.MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.


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