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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 23 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...TROPICAL STORM RICHARD IN THE NW CARIBBEAN IS
FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE SUN MORNING...AND MAKE
LANDFALL LATE SUN NIGHT ALONG THE COAST OF BELIZE. RICHARD IS
THEN FORECAST TO WEAKEN OVER LAND BEFORE MOVING NW INTO THE SW
GULF NEAR 19N93W AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TUE...THEN DISSIPATE
WED THROUGH THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.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 THROUGH 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.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.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 THE
YUCATAN COAST. 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 AND MON NIGHT...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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS E OF 93W.
.WED...N OF 20N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S OF 23N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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.
.MON NIGHT AND 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.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 THROUGH 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.
.THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE
TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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