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FZNT27 KNHC 252130
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 EMERGE OVER THE SW
PORTION OF THE GULF NEAR 18.8N 92.3W LATE TONIGHT. RICHARD WILL
WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW TUE NIGHT NEAR 21.2N 94.4W AND 22.0N
95.0W WED AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING ON THU. MEANWHILE
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW HAS INCREASED OVER THE NW GULF 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. WINDS WILL INCREASE
BEHIND THE FRONT THU AND FRI BEFORE DIMINISHING SATURDAY.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.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 23N 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 AND WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT LATE.

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