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FZNT27 KNHC 190234
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 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 CENTERED OVER THE N CENTRAL WILL
CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH THROUGH THU AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO
SHIFT TO THE FAR NE GULF LATE THU THROUGH SAT ALLOWING FOR
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION.

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 LATE. E
OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE THU.
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 BUILDING TO 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 OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT IN THE
EVENINGS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 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 WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 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...S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N NE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...S OF 25N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.


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