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FZNT27 KNHC 030243
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 02 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...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT
THROUGH MON ALLOWING FOR NORTHERLY WINDS TO INCREASE ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER
THE WESTERN AND MIDDLE PORTIONS TUE THROUGH THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT TUE AND WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE
AND WED.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT
IN NE SWELL SE PORTION.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO
N 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 21N W OF
94W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT FAR SW PORTION
THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF
28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF
26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU.

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