000 FZNT27 KNHC 280235 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 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...FRESH NW WINDS ACROSS THE NE GULF OF MEXICO WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AND SUN. A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE FAR N WATERS WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH LATE MON. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE SW GULF WED AND THU. ATLC RIDGING WILL BUILD WESTWARD ALONG THE FAR NORTHERN GULF COAST TUE THROUGH THU. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE DURING THE MORNINGS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF LOW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF LOW. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW. .WED...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART EARLY. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 87W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$