000 FZNT27 KNHC 241544 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 24 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..HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA S-SW INTO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT W TO THE NW GULF AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU. A WEAK TROUGH WILL STALL OVER THE FAR NE PORTION TUE AND WED THEN MOVE SE THROUGH THE WATERS E OF 85W THU FOLLOWED BY A SECOND STRONGER TROUGH ON FRI. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT SHIFTING NE 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 24N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT S OF 22N DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. FROM 26N TO 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. $$