000 FZNT27 KNHC 312135 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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 THE MID ATLC STATES SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL HOLD THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WILL WEAKEN WED THROUGH SUN AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE GULF STATES CLIPPING THE NE GULF. MEANWHILE A WEAK TROUGH WILL LINGER IN THE SW GULF TONIGHT THROUGH SUN. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT....E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT S OF 21N. W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 T0 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT THU NIGHT AND FRI. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT N PORTION THU NIGHT AND FRI. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT LATE WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT N PORTION THU NIGHT AND FRI. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FT. $$