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FZNT27 KNHC 102108
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM CDT MON MAY 10 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...STRONG HIGH PRES IS BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF
WATERS. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH AND DEEPENING LOW OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS IS PRODUCING A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE
WESTERN GULF RESULTING IN INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. AS THE
GRADIENT CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN THROUGH THU...WINDS AND SEAS
WILL INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE MIDDLE GULF PORTION AND IN THE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE EASTERN GULF. THESE CONDITIONS SUBSIDE
ALL SECTIONS EXCEPT THE FAR SE PORTION THROUGH SAT AS HIGH
PRES THEN SETTLES IN OVER THE NE GULF.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8
FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT ...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 28N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
SAT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO 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 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM
OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 21N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N.
.WED THROUGH THU...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
NE TO E WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN
THE EVENINGS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM OF
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE
EVENING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...
HIGHEST FAR E.
.SAT...E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM OF
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST W OF 88W E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST TUE
NIGHT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN
120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENINGS NE TO E
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N AND
STRAITS OF FLORIDA E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO
25 KT S OF 24N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S
OF 24N TUE NIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 25N E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO TO 27N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LATE WED...THEN INCREASING TO SE 10 TO
15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE WED.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N
TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.


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