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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 14 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...WEAKENING HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS W ATLC ALONG 30N
EXTENDS W INTO EXTREME NE GULF THIS EVENING AND WILL MAINTAIN
MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS OVER MOST OF BASIN THROUGH
SAT...WITH STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA. HIGH
PRES WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT NE SUN THROUGH TUE TO PRODUCE A
DIMINISHING WIND FLOW.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS BECOMING ISOLATED SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND MON...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT WED. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT NE PORTIONS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED TSTMS N
OF 23N W OF 95W.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT. W OF 95W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7
FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT
TO 10 FT IN THE FLORIDA CURRENT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...
HIGHER IN THE FLORIDA CURRENT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT.
N OF 25N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
S OF 25N.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE MAINLY S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT.


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