000 FZNT27 KNHC 140331 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2010 ...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...WEAKENING ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 30N EXTENDING W INTO FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE ATLC HIGH WEAKENS FURTHER AND BEGINS TO SHIFT SE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL GULF COASTS TUE WHILE A WEAK HIGH DEVELOPS ACROSS THE NW GULF. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 150 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT SAT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE MAINLY E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE MON. $$