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FZNT27 KNHC 181503
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 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...WEAK HIGH PRES OF 1017 MB NEAR 27N88W. THE HIGH
WILL MOVE E LATER TODAY AND BE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT AS A WEAK
COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE GULF COAST. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE FAR NE GULF TONIGHT BECOMING STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE WED
NIGHT. WEAK RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 30N THU THROUGH SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 92W .
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 TO 3 TO 5 FT
FRI...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.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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