000 FZNT27 KNHC 160239 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 1016 MB HIGH NEAR 25N88W WILL DISSIPATE AS IT SHIFTS INTO THE NW GULF THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A WEAK LOW OVER EXTREME SE ALABAMA WILL MOVE SW ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE ...AND INTO THE FAR NE WATERS OVERNIGHT. THE LOW IS THEN FORECAST TO TRACK W AS IT PASSES JUST S OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ON MON...THEN TURNS NW TOWARDS SE LOUISIANA MON NIGHT AND MOVES INLAND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TUE AND TUE NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO STRENGTHEN INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE AS IT IMPACTS THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS OF THE MIDDLE AND NW GULF WITH INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS AND WILL ALSO GENERATE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS THROUGH EARLY WED. A RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD W ALONG 29N WED THROUGH FRI. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS OVER NE PORTION. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 93W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 93W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS SPREADING FROM E TO W OVER NE PART. .WED...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 95W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 21N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 21N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N W OF 92W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT...AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N E SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED THROUGH FRI...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 30N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 28N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...AND TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...AND TO SE TO S MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E OF 87W SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT E OF 87W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS NW PORTION...BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TUE NIGHT. .WED...N OF 28N W OF 87W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 87W...AND TO 2 TO 3 FT E OF 87W. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA...MORE NUMEROUS NW PORTION LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$