000 FZNT27 KNHC 230926 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU SEP 23 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. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF LATE SUN REACHING TO THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS LATE MON. A WEAK TROUGH WILL LINGER IN THE FAR SW GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD. AN AREA OF LOW PRES IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN THEN WILL LINGER IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 22N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...W OF 94W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN. .MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S PORTION... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN AND MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$