000 FZNT27 KNHC 262105 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...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...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS FROM HURRICANE IRENE OVER THE NE GULF WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AND SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF SAT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO A TROUGH NEAR THE COAST THROUGH SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...N OF 24N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$