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FZNT27 KNHC 130321
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 12 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...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE AND LOW PRES FROM SOUTHERN
PLAINS TO NORTHERN MEXICO WILL MAINTAIN TIGHT PRES GRADIENT AND
MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH FRI. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT SE TOWARD THE CENTRAL ATLC FRI
NIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND TO RELAX PRES GRADIENT AND PRODUCE
MODERATE E TO SE WINDS OVER THE WEEKEND.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT FRI DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT SAT
AND SUN.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING
SE BY MORNING THEN SHIFTING NE TO E THU EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE
TO E 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE
EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 20 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT MON.

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