000 FZNT27 KNHC 171522 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...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...HIGH PRES IN NE GULF REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH PERIOD WITH MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW PREVAILING ACROSS NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT S OF 22N AFTERNOONS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT S OF 24N. $$