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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 01 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...TROPICAL STORM ALEX INLAND MEXICO OVER E CENTRAL
MEXICO CONTINUING TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES W. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVER THE FAR WESTERN PORTION INTO FRI MORNING. A
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS FRI
AND LINGER THROUGH THE PERIOD AS POSSIBLE WEAK LOW PRES FORMS
ALONG THE BOUNDARY.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N W OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER
IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI...
HIGHEST SW.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT MON.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 23N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N SE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SWELL. S OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 96W 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT N OF
21N W OF 96W 8 TO 11 FT AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT...AND TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 6 FT N OF 21N...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 211N.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE
SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO N TO NE. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. N OF 25N S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING N PART.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...AND SE TO S 10 KT SUN THEN VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N
PART.


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