000 FZNT27 KNHC 311549 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 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...HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM MID ATLC STATES SW ACROSS NORTHERN GULF CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI AS WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS GULF STATES. WEAK TROUGH MAY FORM IN SW GULF THU AND SAT. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT....E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N. .THU THROUGH SAT...W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. E OF TROUGH E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTM NEAR TROUGH. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 T0 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N WINDS NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT WED NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT ENTIRE ZONE. .SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$