000 FZNT27 KNHC 202051 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON SEP 20 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 RIDGE WILL EXTEND EASTWARD ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH THE PERIOD. A NW TO SE ORIENTED TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE FAR W GULF WATERS THROUGH SAT. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 10 TO 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$