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FZNT27 KNHC 232139
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 FAR NORTHERN WATERS WILL HOLD
THROUGH FRI THEN WEAKEN FRI NIGHT AND AS A WEAK COLD FRONT
MOVES INTO THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE NORTHERN GULF. THE COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO TO THE FAR SW N
GULF BY LATE MON INTO TUE. NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW
OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND NE
HONDURAS LATE FRI NIGHT...THEN ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT
AS IT INTENSIFIES TO A HURRICANE. MATTHEW IS FORECAST TO TURN
NW AND TRACK ACROSS THE CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN THROUGH

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5
TO 10 KT SUN...AND SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE
SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT SUN.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 92W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR
YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 95W WINDS
BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 92W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF
94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S OF 24N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N.
.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 THROUGH 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 ENTIRE AREA.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR
YUCATAN PENINSULA INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT MON AND TO 20 TO 30 KT
TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA BUILDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
VARIABLE TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.FRI AND 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
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
E TO SE SUN. 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.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER
FAR SW PART INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON AND TO 20 TO 25
KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT FAR SW PART BUILDING TO 4 TO 7
FT TUE. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT.

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