000 FZNT27 KNHC 060231 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 05 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...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA AND A LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...IN THE SW N ATLC WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH THU. WEAK HIGH PRES CENTER WILL BE IN THE NW GULF FRI AFTERNOON WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE IN MOST SECTIONS AND LIGHT BREEZE IN NW CORNER. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 92W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU AND 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SW PART. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. HIGHEST SEAS E HALF. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU... N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 25N SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 F BECOMING SEAS 1 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BECOMING SEAS 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 25 N SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. N OF 27N SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 25N SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BECOMING 4 TO 5 FT LATE. N OF 25N SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$