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FZNT27 KNHC 251515
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 25 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...TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICHARD WILL MOVE W NW ACROSS
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...THEN EMERGE
OVER THE SW PORTION OF THE GULF NEAR 19.5N 92.2W TUE MORNING AS
A REMNANT LOW. THE REMNANT LOW WILL REACH 20.7N 93.3W TUE
EVENING AND 21.8N 94.2W WED MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING ON THU.
MEANWHILE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF
BY TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE U.S. SOUTHERN
PLAINS TUE AND WED. THE FRONT WILL SAG INTO THE NORTHERN GULF
THU AND STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM S FLORIDA TO 23N98W FRI. HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS BRINGING
INCREASING NE WINDS THU AND FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 94W TONIGHT.
.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
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT NW PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 95W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N E OF 94W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 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 22N BETWEEN 92W AND 96W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 7 FT LATE. 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.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N E TO SE 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.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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