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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 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 DEPRESSION RICHARD LOCATED NEAR 19.4N
92.5W NEAR THE GULF OF CAMPECHE. RICHARD WILL WEAKEN TO A
REMNANT LOW LATER TODAY NEAR 20.3N 93.6W AND WILL BE NEAR
21.9N 94.6W TONIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING WED AFTERNOON.
MEANWHILE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW HAS INCREASED OVER THE NW GULF
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE U.S. SOUTHERN PLAINS
TUE. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE N OF THE AREA WED. A
SECOND FRONT WILL SURGE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WED NIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO BY LATE
THU...THEN STALL FROM S FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF NEAR 19N94W BY
LATE FRI...BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 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 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW WINDS 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO
E WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO
5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.FRI...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING E WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF
FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
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 ISOLATED 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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