000 FZNT27 KNHC 212131 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 21 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...WEAK HIGH PRES STATIONARY IN NE GULF THROUGH WED. FRESH SE RETURN FLOW CONTINUE OVER WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE... THEN DIMINISH WED AS COLD FRONT APPROACHES TEXAS GULF COAST. PERSISTING LARGE AREA OF SMOKE OVER WESTERN GULF OCCASIONALLY RESTRICTING VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM THROUGH NEXT WEEK. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 28N SUN AND MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 93W THROUGH SUN NIGHT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT S OF 21N. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT S OF 21N. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 86W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$