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FZNT27 KNHC 220238
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 21 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 CENTER WILL MEANDER OVER THE NW GULF
TONIGHT. RIDGE BUILDS S FROM LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
FRI. TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND S
CENTRAL GULF SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS TROPICAL STORM RICHARD
INTENSIFIES IN THE NW CARIBBEAN. RICHARD IS EXPECTED TO MAKE
LANDFALL SUN NIGHT ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AS A HURRICANE
THEN WEAKEN MOVING N INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO NEAR
21.5N 89.0W AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT FRI. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 94W
AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART TUE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 20N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
.MON...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART.
.TUE...S OF 23N E OF 91W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS E PART.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO
SE N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...S OF 23N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS S PART.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4
TO 7 FT S OF 25N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
5 TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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