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FZNT27 KNHC 081508
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 1019 MB HIGH JUST OFF THE SW FLORIDA COAST
WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THEN
COLLAPSE THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS MOVES
S INTO THE N GULF. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND W TO E ALONG 27N/28N
BY THIS EVENING THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE
WESTERN GULF TONIGHT WHILE DROPPING S ACROSS THE EASTERN
HALF...REACHING SOUTH FLORIDA BY SUN MORNING. 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 OVER TEXAS
AND NE MEXICO WILL TIGHT THE PRES GRADIENT AND PRODUCE
INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND MIDDLE GULF
MON AND SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS MON EVENING THROUGH

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO
E THIS EVENING AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF
93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST DURING
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90
NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT AT
NIGHT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO
8 FT N OF 21N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT
WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST DURING LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN
COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT
WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST DURING LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT
NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT
NE PART.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING W TO NW THIS EVENING THEN NW TO N TONIGHT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT BUILDING TO NEAR 4 FT TONIGHT. FROM 25N TO 28N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO TO N 10 KT TONIGHT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E
LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT MON
NIGHT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT S OF 24N MON EVENING. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N
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 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE.

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