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FZNT27 KNHC 180910
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 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 HIGH PRES OF 1017 MB IS STATIONARY NEAR
27N88W. THE HIGH WILL BEGIN TO MOVE E THIS AFTERNOON...AND
EXIT THE AREA THU 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 THEN BUILDS WESTWARD NEAR 30N THU THROUGH
SAT...AND COMBINES WITH DEEPENING LOW PRES W OF THE AREA TO
CREATE INCREASING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IN THE FAR WESTERN
PORTION BEGINNING WED NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. 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 THROUGH THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15
KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE WED NIGHT. E OF 95W SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS
BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT W OF 94W LATE SAT
INCREASING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF
94W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SAT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN
120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA.
.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 TO 3 TO 5 FT
FRI...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF
27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. N OF 25N WINDS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE
10 TO 15 FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT ...EXCEPT NEAR THE N COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH
EVENING NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
S OF 25N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N...BECOMING ISOLATED
EARLY TONIGHT.
.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 AND FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
KT FRI. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...THEN SE 10 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT.


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