000 FZNT27 KNHC 150248 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 14 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...A SURFACE TROUGH S OF 22N ALONG 94W WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA ON WED. TROPICAL STORM KARL OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WHILE MOVING W ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED...THEN INTO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED NIGHT...STRENGTHENING TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 20.7N 91.6W AROUND SUNRISE THU...FURTHER STRENGTHENING NEAR 21.1N 93.4 AROUND SUNSET THU...STRENGTHENING TO A HURRICANE NEAR 21.5N 96.7W LATE FRI...THEN WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION INLAND MEXICO NEAR 21.5N 100.5W LATE SAT. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 92W THU. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 24N THU THROUGH FRI... .TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF TROUGH. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 92W WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .THU THROUGH FRIDAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM N AND WITHIN 75 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER OF KARL. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT THU INCREASING TO 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT FRI. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...W OF 94W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. .THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS TO 3 TO 5 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$