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FZNT27 KNHC 080931
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 08 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...A WEAK 1017 MB HIGH JUST OFF THE SW FLORIDA COAST
WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THEN
COLLAPSE THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT OVER SE TEXAS MOVES S
INTO THE N GULF. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS THIS
MORNING AND EXTEND W TO E ALONG 28N BY THIS EVENING THEN
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT WHILE
DROPPING S ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF...REACHING FROM SE TEXAS TO
SOUTHERN FLORIDA BY SUN AFTERNOON. THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE
FRONT WILL THEN LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
WHILE THE EASTERN PORTION DISSIPATES OVER THE FAR SE GULF AS
STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE REGION. THE COMBINATION
OF THE HIGH AND LOW PRES S AND W OF THE GULF WILL INCREASE THE
PRES GRADIENT AND PRODUCE INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE
WESTERN AND MIDDLE GULF MON AND SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS
MON EVENING THROUGH WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT THIS MORNING...BECOMING E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THIS
EVENING THEN E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT SUN AFTERNOON. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. PATCHY FOG NW PORTIONS RESTRICTING
VSBYS TO 6 NM THIS MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT BY LATE MON. SEAS BUILDING 6
TO 8 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 KT
MON NIGHT. 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
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT
BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO NE 15 TO 20 KT DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING E OF 95W...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENING NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
WITHIN 120 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
.TODAY 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 TONIGHT 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
TONIGHT...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
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT EARLY
BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT THIS AFTERNOON THEN N
TO NE 15 KT LATE TONIGHT...THEN BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE SUN. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT...AND SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 2 FT SUN. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
NEAR 1 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT...
EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT S OF 24N MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N
OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.TUE...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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