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FZNT27 KNHC 031522
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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...SLACKENING GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES E OF AREA AND
COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 26N93W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO
WEAKENING 1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR 23N94W AND TROUGH TO 20N92W
WILL ALLOW WINDS TO DROP BELOW 20 KT OUTSIDE OF THE IMMEDIATE
AREA E OF FRONT OVERNIGHT. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT E ALONG THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST REACHING FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO 26N89W
WITH TROUGH TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY TUE THEN THE N
PORTION WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST WHILE THE GULF
PORTION DISSIPATES WED. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE GULF
WED THROUGH FRI. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE LATE THU THROUGH FRI
IN W GULF AS A NEW COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST LATE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
W OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF
94W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W
EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT N OF 21N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. W OF 94W N TO NW WINDS 5
TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS IN NW QUADRANT OF LOW. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 1
TO 3 FT S OF 22N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT.
.THU...E OF 94W E TO SE 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING S TO SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT AND BECOMING NW TO N
10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 24N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT..EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE NIGHT. W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT BECOMING E
TO SE 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
NW OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 KT NEAR
THE YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT. 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 AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE S OF 25N.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 20
KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.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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