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FZNT27 KNHC 231526
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 23 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 OVER THE SE U.S. EXTENDS A RIDGE OVER THE
GULF WATERS. 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 SUN NIGHT ALONG THE COAST OF BELIZE AS A HURRICANE
THEN WEAKEN OVER LAND BEFORE MOVING NW INTO THE SW GULF NEAR
19N93W AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TUE...THEN DISSIPATE WED

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT W OF 94W MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W
OF 94W MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PART TUE.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE
WINDS 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS
15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS E OF 93W.
.WED...N OF 20N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT 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 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT S OF 23N W OF 87W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 23N
W OF 87W. SCATTERED TSTMS SW PART.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S
OF 23N W OF 87W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N.
.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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