000 FZNT27 KNHC 162135 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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...TROUGH ALONG 90W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND SUN. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 27N SAT NIGHT WHICH WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA MON AND TUE. ANOTHER TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE EASTERN GULF MON REACHING THE MIDDLE GULF TUE AND WESTERN GULF WED. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .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 THROUGH MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN NIGHT AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT E OF 94W MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WED. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 96W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM E TO W. .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. .WED...E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGHOUT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N. .SUN THROUGH 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .WED...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGHOUT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FL. $$