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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 30 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...HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM THE MID ATLC STATES SW
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUE
EVENING...THEN WILL WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM
MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL U.S. AND EARL MOVES ACROSS THE SW N
ATLC. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SINK S ALONG THE N GULF
COASTS SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
BECOMING NE TO E NORTHWEST OF TROUGH THU THROUGH SAT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONTAL TROUGH FRI THROUGH SAT.

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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 24N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 T0 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NE
PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL NE PORTION.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT THU THROUGH FRI...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT S OF
27N FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. S OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU...THEN
BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT LATE THU AND FRI.
.SAT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7
FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N
WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT WED NIGHT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE THU...THEN BECOMING SW TO W FRI. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE THU AND FRI. S OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE N OF FRONT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.


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