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FZNT27 KNHC 030851
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON MAY 03 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
STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N92W TO A WEAKENING 1008 MB LOW PRES
NEAR 21N94W AND WILL MAINTAIN STRONG S WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL
GULF TODAY. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT E OVER THE CENTRAL
GULF REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA FROM A 1011 MB LOW PRES TO
21N92W EARLY TUE THEN THE N PORTION WILL MOVE OFF THE NE COAST
OF FLORIDA LATE EVENING AND THE GULF PORTION DISSIPATES WED.
WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE GULF WED EVENING THROUGH FRI.
SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE LATE THU THROUGH FRI IN W GULF AS
TROUGHING BUILDS OVER TEXAS AND NE MEXICO.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. W OF FRONT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...N OF 21N E OF 92W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
N OF 21N W OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN
SE SWELL. S OF 22N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 93W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU E OF 94W SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF
94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 10
TO 15 KT FRI EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E OF 93W SE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE
SWELL N OF 24N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N PORTION.
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S OF 24N W
OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST THU
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE WINDS 5
KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E
OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.

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