000 FZNT27 KNHC 272130 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 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...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM NW ATLC SW TO CENTRAL GULF WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AND LIFT N THROUGH MON NIGHT BEFORE BECOMING STATIONARY. DEVELOPING LOW PRES ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH WED WILL CAUSE BACKING WINDS TO THE NE ACROSS BASIN THROUGH END OF PERIOD. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT THEN TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BY EARLY WED. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. VISIBILITY OCCASIONALLY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT TUE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. .MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE TO E TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT S OF 26N E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N LATE. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT S OF 25N LATE TUE. $$