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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 17 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...A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO DOMINATE
THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF
94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF
94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE
FRI. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT AND MON...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS NEAR
15 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS
NEAR 15 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N.
.THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N AND 2
TO 3 FT S OF 25N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


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