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FZNT27 KNHC 231512
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 23 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 RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE THROUGH FRI AND WEAKEN OVER THE WEEKEND AS A WEAK COLD
FRONT APPROACHES THE GULF...MOVING INTO THE FAR NW GULF LATE
SUN AND REACHING TO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF LATE MON. WEAK
TROUGHING WILL LINGER IN THE FAR SW GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD.
AN AREA OF LOW PRES IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE INTO
THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT THEN WILL LINGER IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS
NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN THROUGH MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND FRI NIGHT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10
KT SUN AND SHIFTING N TO NE BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT SUN.
.MON...AN TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT AND SHIFTING NW TO N LATE MON N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 95W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 22N W OF 95W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG
YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF
95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...W OF 94W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W N
TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART.
.MON...N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
22N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS E OF 93W. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N
EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 24N.
.MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N
AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E
TO SE SUN AND MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N.

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