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FZNT27 KNHC 172119
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SAT JUL 17 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...A TROUGH ALONG 95W WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST
TONIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. A WEAK RIDGE EXTENDING FROM NORTH
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR 26N90W WILL LIFT N TO NEAR 30N SUN
NIGHT INTO NEXT WEEK AS ANOTHER TROUGH ENTERS THE EASTERN GULF
LATE MON REACHING THE MIDDLE GULF TUE AND THEN THE WESTERN
GULF WED. A RIDGE BUILDS ALONG THE GULF COASTAL PLAIN THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W
PORTION EARLY.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO
15 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR
TROUGH WED.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE S OF 23N W
OF 96W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N W
OF 93W.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT
NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT MON AND TUE.
.WED...E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W
OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MON AND MON
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
MON AND MON NIGHT S OF 28N.
.TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT E PORTION LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E PORTION LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 87W.
.THU...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM
24N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT EXCEPT 20 KT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT EXCEPT
5 TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N AND ISOLATED N OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF
26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.THU...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9
FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.

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