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FZNT27 KNHC 240926
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 24 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 LATER THIS MORNING...AND
MAKE LANDFALL LATE TONIGHT 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. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE
OVER THE NW GULF BY LATE MON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TUE AND WED. THE FRONT WILL SAG INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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