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FZNT27 KNHC 250355
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 24 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...RIDGE ACROSS N WATERS WEAKEN AS COLD FRONT APPROACH
COASTAL WATERS LATE SAT AND SUN. FRONT MOVE INTO NW GULF SUN
NIGHT AND MON...EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 26N90W TO
19N95W TUE AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
19N94W WED. TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW INLAND HONDURAS WEAKENS TO
TROPICAL DEPRESSION EARLY SUN AND REMNANT LOW OVER GUATEMALA
LATE SUN. NEW LOW PRES 1010 MB DEVELOPS OVER NW CARIBBEAN TUE
AND DRIFTS NW TO NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL WED WITH INCREASING
WINDS S PORTIONS OF E AND CENTRAL GULF.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NE W OF 95W
SAT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N
E OF 92W.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME N 15
TO 20 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILD TO 6
FT NW OF COLD FRONT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT
SUN.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT W OF 95W
LATE WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN
PENINSULA NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W N TO NE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 92W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
TO 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 94W AND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASE 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 8
FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS S PART.
.WED...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT S OF
21N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8
FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF
27N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5
TO 10 KT BECOME SW 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE WINDS 10 KT SUN AND SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NW 15 KT BEHIND COLD
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT WED. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOME S 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N.
.MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND S
OF 25N.
.TUE AND WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE
TUE AND 25 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT...HIGHEST
STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.

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