000 FZNT27 KNHC 061531 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 06 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 998 MB MOVING N-NW AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. HERMINE IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NW TO NEAR 24.9N 96.9W THIS EVENING...AND THEN INLAND ACROSS FAR NE MEXICO NEAR 25.5N 97.3W AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN WILL CONTINUE N-NW ACROSS S TEXAS TUE AND TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF WATERS TUE THROUGH NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 28N W OF 95W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT SW HALF...THEN INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 60 NM SE QUADRANTS AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER EARLY THIS EVENING. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 60 NM SE QUADRANTS AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W EARLY. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 22N W OF 94W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 180 NM NE AND 60 NM SE QUADRANTS AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS W OF 92W. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AND 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 22N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 24N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE MAINLY SE TO S WINDS NEAR 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$