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FZNT27 KNHC 261531
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 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 LOCATED NEAR 20.4N
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. RICHARD WILL WEAKEN TO A
REMNANT LOW THIS EVENING NEAR 21.6N 93.8W AND WILL BE NEAR
23.2N 94.6W WED MORNING 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
TODAY. 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

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. E OF 94W S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
TONIGHT.
.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
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 28N AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 7
TO 10 FT LATE.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW WINDS 25 KT
GUSTS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF
95W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N
OF 22N E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF
22N E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N W OF 87W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S
OF 23N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO
8 FT LATE. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT N OF 26N LATE.

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