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FZNT27 KNHC 180331
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM CDT MON MAY 17 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...WEAK TROUGH FROM N FLORIDA SW TO NEAR 26N85W WILL
MOVE NE OF AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR
27N93W 1015 MB WILL MOVE E OF THE GULF TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD
FRONT REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE INTO THE FAR NE WATERS TONIGHT...THEN LINGER WHILE
DISSIPATING THROUGH WED NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE WILL THEN FORM OVER
THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION THU AND PRODUCE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
ACROSS THE W HALF OF THE BASIN...BECOMING MORE E TO SE ACROSS
THE ENTIRE BASIN FRI AND SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
W OF 92W THROUGH TUE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE FRI INTO SAT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT WITHIN 150 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO
20 KT THU THEN E TO SE FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT WITHIN 150 NM OF
YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT FRI...EXCEPT
TO 6 FT ALONG THE N COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING
E TO SE 10 TO 15 FRI. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E FRI...EXCEPT NEAR THE N COAST OF
YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH EVENING NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE
OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
S OF 24N.
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT SAT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA.


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