000 FZNT27 KNHC 192056 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT TUE APR 19 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...A RIDGE WILL PERSIST N OF AREA RESULTING IN SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THE NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 20N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N E OF 87W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$