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FZNT27 KNHC 092052
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008
...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
A STATIONARY RIDGE FROM 25N80W TO 27N97W WILL BEGIN
TO SHIFT E SAT NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW
WATERS EARLY SUN MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO A PSN
FROM 29N82W TO 25N97W BY EARLY MON MORNING...THEN BECOME
STATIONARY OVER THE SE PART EARLY TUE MORNING. FRONT WILL
THEN DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT AS SE RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE
WATERS W OF 88W. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST
WED NIGHT.
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF
FRONT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING SE 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A FEW
SHOWERS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
TONIGHT AND SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 23N AND E OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING TO N BEHIND
FRONT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF
22N.
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT
N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 4 TO 7 YUCATAN CHANNEL THROUGH TONIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 88W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W PART LATE TUE.
WED
S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW WATERS LATE WED.
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT
INCREASING TO 15
KT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
MON
N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO S 15 TO 20 KT
LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
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