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FZNT27 KNHC 111520
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 11 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...THE COMBINATION OF HIGH PRES ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND
EASTERN GULF AND STRONG LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS IS
PRODUCING A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE GULF WATERS RESULTING
IN INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH FRI AND SUBSIDE ALL SECTIONS EXCEPT THE FAR SE PORTION
THROUGH SAT AS A NEW HIGH CENTER SETTLES IN OVER THE FAR NE
GULF.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 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 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 9 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO
E 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE
EVENING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S
OF 21N.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING
TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
COAST IN THE EVENINGS. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 25N E WINDS 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 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT AT
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 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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