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FZNT27 KNHC 250231
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 24 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...A COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR
20N97W WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE NEAR 20N95W SUN MORNING THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN INTO A
FRONTAL TROUGH WHICH WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF BY MON EVENING.
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH A REINFORCING
COLD FRONT CLIPPING THE NE GULF TUE BEFORE EXITING EARLY WED
WITH HIGH PRES RETURNING THEREAFTER.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT N OF 27N SW TO W
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 92W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO
E SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO
SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN NIGHT. W OF TROUGH NW TO N
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT
SHIFTING NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF TROUGH N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG
TROUGH. .TUE...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E
TO SE LATE EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 20N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 20N...AND EXCEPT NE
WINDS 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE
EVENING...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT N OF 20N BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...AND 1 TO 3 FT S
OF 20N BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND
FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE
TONIGHT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING
TO 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT
SUN NIGHT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST N OF
28N SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
OCCASIONALLY 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW TO
W 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. .WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST
N OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO
NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W 10 TO 15 KT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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