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FZNT27 KNHC 191458
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 19 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 WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE AREA SAT AND SUN. A WEAK TROUGH MAY
APPROACH THE FAR SE PORTION FROM THE ATLC LATE SAT INTO SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.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. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N
OF 20N.
.TONIGHT TROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS NE TO E 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N...AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 20N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR
COAST OF YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT... EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
SE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF
24N. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING
TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU
NIGHT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF
26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.

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 TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF

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