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FZNT27 KNHC 171456
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 17 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...RIDGE ALONG 28N E OF 85W WILL MOVE E OF AREA
EARLY TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST BY EARLY TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE INTO THE FAR NE WATERS TUE NIGHT...THEN LINGER WHILE
DISSIPATING THROUGH THU. A WEAK RIDGE THEN BUILDS NEAR 30N
THROUGH FRI WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN INCREASING OVER THE FAR
WESTERN GULF.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
E OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. .WED...W OF 95W SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
E OF 95W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.THU...S OF 28N W OF 95W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N AND N OF 23N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...WINDS SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN
120 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA WED NIGHT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 89W.
.TONIGHT...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF
27N WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 88W.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
25N WINDS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N FRI.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 28N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. N OF
28N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N WINDS
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 27N E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 FT. N OF 27N NE TO WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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