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FZNT27 KNHC 241520
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 24 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...HURRICANE RICHARD IN THE NW CARIBBEAN IS EXPECTED
TO MAKE LANDFALL IN BELIZE THIS EVENING...THEN WILL WEAKEN
OVER LAND BEFORE EMERGING INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19.1N
93.0W AS A 25 KT TROPICAL DEPRESSION EARLY TUE MORNING...THEN
WILL WEAKEN TO 20 KT AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 20.5N 94.5W EARLY WED
MORNING...BECOMING A REMNANT LOW BY EARLY THU MORNING.
MEANWHILE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF
BY MON NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE U.S.
SOUTHERN PLAINS TUE AND WED. THE FRONT WILL SAG INTO THE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS N
PART TUE.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
NE 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE
PART. .TUE...S OF 20N E OF 94W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N WINDS 15 TO 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.WED...N OF 20N BETWEEN 92W AND 96W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...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
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 SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 23N
W OF 87W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF
26N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 FT
IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.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 NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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