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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 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...WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM APALACHICOLA
FLORIDA SW TO 25N89W THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO NW YUCATAN
PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE E AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
THROUGH THU MORNING. 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 THE 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 95W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
95W 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.
.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. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART.
.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 IN THE EVENING N TO NE 15 TO 2O KT. 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 NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS 15 TO
20 KT. 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 FRONT MOVING E OF AREA
OVERNIGHT. .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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