000 FZNT27 KNHC 161403 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 16 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 CENTERED NEAR 28N92W WILL BE REPLACED BY A RIDGE ALONG 27N SAT NIGHT WHICH WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA MON AND TUE. A TROUGH ALONG 89W WILL MOVE TO THE FAR WESTERN GULF BY SAT EVENING WHILE BECOMING DIFFUSE. ANOTHER TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE EASTERN GULF SUN NIGHT REACHING THE MIDDLE GULF TUE. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM E TO W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE SUN AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT E OF 94W MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 21N AND ISOLATED S OF 21N. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON AND TUE. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E SUN AND MON...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN AND 2 TO 4 FT MON. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT SUN AND MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SUN AND MON. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. $$