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FZNT27 KNHC 150225
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT WED APR 14 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...SURFACE HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC
STATES WILL SHIFTS S...PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS
THE GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND THU THEN SLIDE SE INTO SW ATLC FRI
WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS FRI AND SAT.
TROUGHING BUILDS IN SW GULF LATE FRI INTO SAT AND EXTENDS FROM
NEAR TAMPA BAY FL TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN THEN ACROSS THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO GULF

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 T0 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 23N W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E
OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N
AND 3 TO 6 FT S OF 22N.
.SAT...W OF 94W N WINDS 10 KT. E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 1
TO 3 FT S OF 22N.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 29N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT THU. N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR
TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
TROUGH SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT...HIGHER IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 27N E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHER
IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN..N OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
TROUGH SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS
S OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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