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FZNT27 KNHC 011517
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 01 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...STRONG PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES OVER SW
ATLC 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 EARLY SUN
REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY
MON...FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
EARLY TUE...THEN WEAKEN LATE TUE AND DISSIPATE WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...THEN
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL SUN NIGHT. W OF FRONT NW TO
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 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...HIGHEST IN SE CORNER.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
NE PORTION LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST W OF 95W.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT E OF 93W TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF
22N BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT E OF 93W TONIGHT...AND 4 TO 6 FT S
OF 22N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
SE SWELL N OF 22N...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SEAS S OF 22N
4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF FRONT
N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 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 FRONT 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT W OF 87W LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT...HIGHEST NW.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 9 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 NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS
N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 25N NEAR THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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