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FZNT27 KNHC 021531
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 02 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 GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES E OF AREA AND
COLD FRONT FROM 29N95W TO 22N98W AND 999 MB LOW PRES NEAR
21N96W WILL MAINTAIN STRONG S WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL GULF INTO
TONIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW GULF
REACHING FROM THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO 1010 MB LOW PRES
NEAR 23N95W MON MORNING...WEAKEN TUE AS THE NORTHERN PORTION
OF THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND
DISSIPATE WED. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE GULF WED AND THU.
SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE LATE THU IN W GULF AS TROUGHING

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. W OF THE FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS PRIMARILY E OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST LATE.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST S OF 28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST S OF 28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS
20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. WITHIN 150 NM
SE AND NW QUADRANTS OF LOW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT N OF 20N E OF 92W AND NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF
96W BETWEEN 20N AND 23N BEFORE NOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 22N
AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N.
.MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 23N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT
IN SE SWELL THEN SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE TONIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO
SW N OF 28N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N PORTION.
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW N OF
28N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF
25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION.
.TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT WINDS N TO NE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS S TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT E TO SE S OF 25N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO
6 FT S OF 25N. .MON...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT IN STRAITS OF FL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN
STRAITS OF FL.
.TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.WED AND THU...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 2 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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