000 FZNT27 KNHC 312108 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SAT JUL 31 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 TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SW TO NEAR 24N89W WITH SHOWERS AND TSTMS PERSISTING ALONG AND TO THE W. THE S PORTION OF THIS TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT W AND DETACH FROM THE N PART AS A TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE FAR W CARIB MOVES ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE FAR SW GULF SUN EVENING AND NIGHT. THE N PORTION OF THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT NW AND WEAKEN SUN THROUGH MON AS A RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 T0 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT NE PART. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NE PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 T0 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NW OF TROUGH. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W... .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE SUN NIGHT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$