000 FZNT27 KNHC 221713 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...CORRECETED .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE FAR NE WATERS WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH LATE MON NIGHT. FRESH SE RETURN FLOW CONTINUE OVER WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE...THEN DIMINISH WED AS COLD FRONT APPROACHES E TEXAS. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR THE TEXAS COAST ON THU. A LARGE AREA OF SMOKE OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W...CORRECTED INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY CORRECTED SEAS FOR W OF 92W THROUGH MON NIGHT .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 92W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 92W AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 92W...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES 5 NM OR LESS IN AREAS OF SMOKE OVER FAR W PORTION. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 17N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 20N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N. VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 92W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 92W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 21N E OF 92W SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 92W. .TUE AND WED...WINDS BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT S OF 21N 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT. S OF 25N E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$