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FZNT27 KNHC 301514
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 30 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...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE SW ATLANTIC EXTENDS A
RIDGE ACROSS THE E GULF REGION. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
WILL INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH SAT AS THE PRES
GRADIENT STRENGTHENS BETWEEN THE HIGH AND A FRONT MOVING OVER
EASTERN TEXAS. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF
SUN...REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
MON...AND FROM THE W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
.SUN...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11
FT LATE. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE
SWELL. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL.
.TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN
SE SWELL. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 8 TO 9 FT N OF 20N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KT. 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 FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
LATE. W OF FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N.
W OF 95W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W
OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL N
OF 22N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N.
.TUE...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8
TO 10 FT. E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS W
PORTION.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N
OF 26N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S
OF 26N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE
WINDS S OF 25N IN THE EVENING THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF
25N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 25N
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST N OF 26N.

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