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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM CDT FRI MAY 07 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 HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF WILL SHIFT SE OF
THE GULF THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. INCREASING SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW OVER THE FAR WESTERN WATERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF
THE WEAKEN 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 PORTION 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. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE
OF THE FRONT WILL THEN BUILD S ACROSS THE GULF SAT THROUGH SUN
AND MOVE TO E OF 93W MON THROUGH WED 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
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST W
OF 95W.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 6 TO 8 FT. E OF
93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT TUE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE
SWELL. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 20N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST E OF 94W NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST E OF
94W 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENINGS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENINGS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S
OF 21N.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 24N AND
3 TO 5 FT LOWER STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT
BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT
NIGHT... THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE 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 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT S OF 24N AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...HIGHEST FAR S PART. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT EXCEPT S OF 24N NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S OF 24N.
.WED...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N
TO TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 2 FT.


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