000 FZNT27 KNHC 070859 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT TUE SEP 07 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...THE CENTER TROPICAL STORM HERMINE INLAND AT 27.0N MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT OVER WATER WITH WARNINGS SHIFTING INLAND BY NOON TODAY. HERMINE IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES INLAND ACROSS FAR NE MEXICO TO S TEXAS NEAR 28.7N 99.0W THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 30.9N 100.1W TONIGHT...FURTHER WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW NEAR 33.3N 100.2W WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. A WEAK TROUGH WILL DRIFT W THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 96W... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 TO 17 FT OVER WATERS S OF 28N W OF 96W THIS MORNING. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT OVER WATER. ELSEWHERE S OF 29N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS W OF 94W EARLY. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BY SUNRISE. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART EARLY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY...N OF 20N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 20N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR NW WATERS EARLY. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N. .WED...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 20N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N N TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY TROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. $$