000 FZNT27 KNHC 310947 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 31 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...HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM THE MID ATLC STATES SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES TO JUST N OF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. WEAK LOW PRES MAY FORM IN THE SW GULF THU THROUGH SAT. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY THROUGH THU....E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N. .THU THROUGH SAT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN COAST N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTM FAR SW PORTION. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 T0 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NE PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT NE PORTION 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...AND TO E 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. .SAT...N OF 25N WINDS NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR N PORTION SHIFTING TO SW TO W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. .THU AND FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 KT FRI. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS N OF 25N...AND TO 1 TO 3 FT S OF 25N. .SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY FAR N PORTION. $$