000 FZNT27 KNHC 181506 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 18 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...RIDGING WILL REMAIN JUST INLAND OVER THE N GULF COAST STATES THROUGH THE PERIOD WHILE WEAK TROUGHING DEVELOPS EACH DAY IN THE FAR SW GULF NEAR THE COAST OF MEXICO. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 95W. .MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE AND WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 92W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL. NEAR YUCATAN COAST...WINDS NE 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE EVENINGS. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON AND TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON AND TUE. N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$