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FZNT27 KNHC 070933
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 07 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 FRONTAL TROUGH ACROSS NE GULF LIFTING SLOWLY N
WILL LIFT N AND INTO THE N COASTS BY AFTERNOON AS A WEAK HIGH
PRES CELL FORMING OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO EXPANDS W AND
NW. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS INCREASING OVER THE FAR WESTERN
WATERS AS LOW PRES DEEPENS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL DROP
S ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SAT MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY ACROSS W PORTIONS WHILE DROPPING S ACROSS THE E
PORTIONS OF THE GULF...REACHING FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO
NEAR THE TAMPA BAY AREA SUN AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING AND
LIFTING N OF AREA LATE SUN INTO MON. A LARGE AREA OF STRONG
HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD S ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND EASTERN GULF
LATER MON AND TUE AS LOW PRES AGAIN INTENSIFIES W OF THE AREA.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH 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.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT LATE MON AND TUE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT EARLY
MON...6 TO 8 FT LATER ON MON AND TO 8 TO 10 FT TUE. E OF 93W
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S TUE. SEAS BUILDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT NE TO E WINDS 2O
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 23N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENING NE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF
93W...AND BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF 93W.
.TUE...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 23N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
TONIGHT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT
NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 10
TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT MORNING...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT SAT NIGHT AND INCREASING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 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.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO
4 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 7 FT S OF 27N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 S OF 24N E
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT BECOMING N
TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT...THEN SHIFTING
TO NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS BUILDING
TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT NIGHT...AND SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SUN. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...HIGHEST FAR S PART. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20
KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S.

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