000 FZNT27 KNHC 181458 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT WED MAY 18 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 CENTERED OVER THE NW GULF WILL DRIFT E INTO THE NE PORTION THU AND FRI THEN E OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN. SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SUN. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. .THU THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 20N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 96W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 23N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 20N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 20N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 27N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NE PART. .SAT...S OF 25N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$