000 FZNT27 KNHC 240310 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 23 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 FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 26N94W TONIGHT IS FORCED S INTO SW GULF BY HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS N GULF FRI AND SAT. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...SE OF TROUGH SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. NW OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 94W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...SE OF TROUGH TO 23N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 28N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFT E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 28N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS OVER W PORTION NEAR TROUGH. .THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT AND TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 28N. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 25N WINDS SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$