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FZNT27 KNHC 032119
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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
FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM 30N87W TO 26N93W TO WEAKENING 1010 MB LOW
PRES NEAR 23N93W AND TROUGH TO 21N90W WILL ALLOW WINDS TO DROP
BELOW 20 KT E OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. 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 FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND ALONG THE GULF

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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 AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W WED NIGHT. 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.
.SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.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 AND WED NIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. 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 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 AND WED NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
EXCEPT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST WED
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.
.SAT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N
TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AT NIGHT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 THROUGH 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.
.SAT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N
TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AT NIGHT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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