000 FZNT27 KNHC 161459 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 16 2011 ...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 WEAK 1015 MB HIGH CENTERED NEAR 27N92W WITH A RIDGE NE TO NE TEXAS WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH WED...THEN REDEVELOP AS A RIDGE OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS THU THROUGH SAT. A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR NORTHERN GULF E OF 92W WILL LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N E OF 94W NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W. .THU AND FRI...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...S OF 28N E OF 94W WINDS BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 94W BECOMING NE TO E DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N W OF 95W. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT... EXCEPT E OF 94W BECOMING NE TO E IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TONIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT..EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA INCREASING TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PORTION SAT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 KT... SHIFTING TO NW TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING SE 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. $$