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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM CDT TUE MAY 04 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND SW TO
25N89W WHERE IT BECOMES A FRONTAL TROUGH TO THE FAR EASTERN
BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE SE
OVER THE GULF WED THROUGH FRI. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE
BEGINNING THU AFTERNOON OVER THE FAR WESTERN WATERS AS LOW
PRES DEEPENS W OF THE AREA. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
LOW IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI NIGHT INTO
SAT MORNING BEFORE LIFTING BACK N AS A WARM FRONT SAT AND SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF
94W BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W
OF 94W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT... EXCEPT W OF 94W BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E
OF 95W 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 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS SE PART ALONG AND NEAR 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 AND THU NIGHT...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 NEAR THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA N TO NE 15 TO 2O KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING
TO 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENING NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT 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 AND THU NIGHT...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 NEAR THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT THU 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 NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AT
NIGHT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT NEAR THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENING 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...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 PENINSULA TA NIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N 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 ALONG AND WITHIN 75 NM SE OF
FRONT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 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 AND SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


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