000 FZNT27 KNHC 311545 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 31 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...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING WESTWARD FROM THE ATLC INTO THE NORTHERN GULF E OF 90W WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS THROUGH TUE BEFORE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES TUE NIGHT AND WED OVER THE WESTERN GULF IN RESPONSE TO DEEPENING LOW PRES OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. WEAK LOW PRES WITH AN ASSOCIATED TROUGH CURRENTY IN THE NW CARIBBEAN JUST E OF BELIZE IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT N INTO THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE MIDDLE GULF TUE AFTERNOON INTO WED...THEN INTO THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE SW GULF LATE WED INTO THU. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 TK. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 94W...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 94W. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT....N OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. S OF 27N WINDS SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N TUE NIGHT. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WIND 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$