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FZNT27 KNHC 200259
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 19 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...WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS THE N GULF WILL BE REINFORCED
BY A NEW HIGH CENTER MOVING SE AND INTO NW GULF WED NIGHT AND
THU. A LARGE HIGH PRES SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN U.S. WILL
DOMINATE THE BASIN FRI THEN SHIFT E OFFSHORE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. MODERATE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE W GULF AS
THE PRES GRADIENT BUILDS BETWEEN THIS HIGH AND TROUGHING OVER
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS N OF
28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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
3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N. E OF 95W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN
THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 25N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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