000 FZNT27 KNHC 190231 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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 OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DRIFT E THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT THEN E OF THE AREA SAT. SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MON. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .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 THROUGH 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 AND MON...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 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. 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. .FRI NIGHT AND 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 AND MON...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 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 THROUGH SAT...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 SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N E TO SE 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. $$