000 FZNT27 KNHC 220912 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED SEP 22 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 ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH FRI THEN WILL WEAKEN SAT AND SUN AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN U.S.. A WEAK TROUGH WILL LINGER IN THE FAR SW GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE E CARIBBEAN ALONG 67W WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT APPROACHING THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SUN. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 92W. .THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SUN...THEN SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 15 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .SAT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .SUN...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. $$