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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM CDT MON OCT 18 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...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE AREA
THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE
OVER THE WESTERN GULF LATE THU INTO FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT THU
NIGHT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...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 THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT 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 AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. .THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N N TO NE 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 4 FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3
TO 5 FT S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR
1 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ACROSS THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT ACROSS THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.


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