000 FZNT27 KNHC 111527 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN APR 11 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...WEAK TROUGH FROM 26N82W TO N CUBA DRIFT E OUT OF AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES N OF AREA STRENGTHEN MON AND INCREASE EASTERLY WINDS THROUGH WED. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT TUE AND WED. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT TUE AND WED. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 7 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT WED. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE THEN TO 25 KT WED AND THU. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 9 FT WED AND THU. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT TUE AND TO 30 KT THU. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT TUE THEN TO 9 FT WED...EXCEPT HIGHER ALONG STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$