000 FZNT27 KNHC 291458 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT WED SEP 29 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...TROPICAL STORM NICOLE OVER CUBA NEAR 22.6N 80.6W AT TONIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD INCREASING SOME THIS WEEKEND. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE SUN. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 24N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NE 15 N OF 28N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$