000
FZNT27 KNHC 281510
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 28 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 FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE WILL CONTINUE E STALLING ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS
TONIGHT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN IN THE NW CARIBBEAN IS
EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT AND CROSS
WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT OVER E
SEMICIRCLE. THE TROPICAL STORM WILL MOVE TO NEAR 26.5N 80W AT 8
PM EDT WED WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS E OF 80W. NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS WED THROUGH SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 20 T0 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 92W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S CENTRAL PART.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF
93W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 26N E OF 82W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 33 KT EARLY TONIGHT AND FURTHER INCREASING TO 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT WATERS E OF 82W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN FLORIDA STRAITS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS BECOMING NUMEROUS WATERS S OF 26N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 82W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 33
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART.
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$