000 FZNT27 KNHC 201540 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 20 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...A RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE WESTERN ATLC SAT THROUGH MON. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AND SLOWLY BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH MON. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 95W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 20N. .FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 20N E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FOOT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 $$