000 FZNT27 KNHC 100900 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 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 OVER THE NE GULF WILL MAINTAIN MOSTLY MODERATE TO FRESH SE RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL WEAKEN FRI THROUGH SAT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL REMAIN N OF THE AREA. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. .THU AND FRI...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 28N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS N OF 26N. SEAS 2 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$