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FZNT27 KNHC 190443
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM 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...1016 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 27N89W WILL MOVE E OF THE
AREA TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF. THE
FRONT WILL STALL JUST INLAND OVER TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AS A
RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF LATE WED THROUGH SUN. A
WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP AND LINGER IN THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE THROUGH THE PERIOD.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.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 BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
WED NIGHT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. E OF 94W SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4
FT WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF
94W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR COAST
OF YUCATAN...AND VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT NEAR TROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
TROUGH.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE
TO S WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF
YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR TROUGH.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT NEAR TROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS
NEAR TROUGH.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST
OF YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR TROUGH.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR TROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS
NEAR TROUGH.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR
COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 TO
3 FT S OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN
DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT WED
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 24N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10
TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL FRI. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT THU NIGHT...AND NE NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE
EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS N OF 27N.
.SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FOOT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED
NIGHT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 FOOT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15
TO 20 KT S OF 23N DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING
TO 3 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT AND FRI.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT S OF
23N DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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