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FZNT27 KNHC 222109
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 22 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...RIDGE EXTENDS S FROM LOUISIANA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE.
TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND S CENTRAL
GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS TROPICAL STORM RICHARD INTENSIFIES IN
THE NW CARIBBEAN. RICHARD IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL MON
ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AS A HURRICANE THEN WEAKEN OVER
LAND BEFORE MOVING NW INTO THE SW PORTION OF THE GULF NEAR
20.0N 91.5W AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TUE.

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

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS
15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
22N E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS SE PART.
.TUE...S OF 22N E OF 93W 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 OF 93W.
.WED...N OF 20N E OF 94W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...S OF 23N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 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 OF 24N.
.WED...S OF 24N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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

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