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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM CDT FRI APR 30 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...RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL SHIFT TO THE
FAR E GULF BY LATE SUN...AND TO E OF THE AREA TUE. STRONG PRES
GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND A COLD FRONT OVER EASTERN TEXAS
WILL MAINTAIN STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE
GULF THROUGH SUN EVENING. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW
GULF SUN...REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
MON...FROM THE W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE
...THEN WEAKEN LATE TUE AND DISSIPATE WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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 SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY SUN EVENING...AND TO 10 TO 15
KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT...THEN SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL LATE SUN NIGHT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 15
TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. 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 WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
E OF 93W INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT N OF 22N BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT SAT...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF
22N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 NW TO N 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING
7 TO 9 FT. E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO
12 FT. E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
IN SE SWELL N OF 27N...AND TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS OR TSTMS W PORTION.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW PORTION
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 25N NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .TUE...S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


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