000 FZNT27 KNHC 231507 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 23 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...TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N90W WILL DRIFT SLOWLY W AND EXTEND FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS WED AND DISSIPATE THU AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD ALONG 27N BY THU. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF TROUGH AND SE TO S E OF TROUGH. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...WINDS BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON......N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$