000 FZNT27 KNHC 221541 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT FRI APR 22 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...COMBINATION OF HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND TROUGH OVER THE PLAINS AND NE MEXICO WILL MAINTAIN THE MODERATE TO FRESH SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT BAY OF CAMPECHE. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE..SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ALONG NW YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$