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FZNT27 KNHC 040331
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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...STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO A
WEAKENING 1009 MB LOW NEAR 23N93W WILL DRIFT E ACROSS THE
N-CENTRAL GULF TUE AND DISSIPATE 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 NORTH WATERS BY SAT.

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 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 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. 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N
AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 22N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE
TUE NIGHT EXCEPT E TO SE W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2
FT SE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH.
.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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE
YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FT LATE.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE
YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT S OF
25N BECOMING S TO SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT AND SHIFTING NW
TO N 10 TO 15 KT 4 OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 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 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...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE
YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR
THE YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT.
.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 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 N PART WED.
.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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