000 FZNT27 KNHC 180941 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED AUG 18 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 ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WILL BUILD WEAKLY W ACROSS THE GULF ALONG 25N TODAY THEN SHIFT SLIGHTLY N TO 27N BY SAT. A NEW HIGH CENTER WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NE GULF SUN. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN FRI AND CONTINUE NW THROUGH THE SW GULF FRI EVENING THROUGH SAT EVENING. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE BEHIND THE WAVE AXIS SAT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT OFF YUCATAN COAST. ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI THEN BECOMING E LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS THU NIGHT AND FRI. .SUN...N OF 25N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N WINDS E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR SE PORTIONS THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTIONS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$