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FZNT27 KNHC 041530
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 04 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...WEAK FRONT FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO 1013 MB LOW
PRES NEAR 29N88W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO 20N92W WILL DRIFT SE
AND REACH FROM THE NE GULF TO NEAR NW YUCATAN THROUGH WED
MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU EVENING. WEAK
HIGH PRES WILL MOVE SE OVER THE GULF WED THROUGH FRI.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THU THROUGH FRI IN S AND W
GULF AS A NEW COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI
NIGHT AND THEN EXTENDS ALONG THE GULF NORTH WATERS BY SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONTAL TROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NW TO N WINDS
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT AND BECOMING SE AT 5 TO 10
KT ALONG COAST N OF 21N. SEAS 2 TO 4 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5
TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
TONIGHT. BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N TO
NE WINDS E OF LOW PRES. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
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...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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5
TO 10 KT LATE AND SHIFTING N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 2 TO 3 FT.

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