000 FZNT27 KNHC 141557 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 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...RIDGE NE OF BASIN MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH E-SE WINDS OVER EASTERN HALF OF BASIN...STRONGER OVER STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WEAK SURFACE TROUGH OVER WESTERN GULF DRIFT NE THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS BECOMING ISOLATED SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND MON...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 96W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. W OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N E OF 96W. .SAT THROUGH MON...E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT...HIGHER IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 27N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$