000 FZNT27 KNHC 282056 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 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 THE NW ATLC SW TO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AND LIFT N OF THE BASIN THROUGH MON NIGHT BEFORE BECOMING STATIONARY ALONG 35N AND THEN SETTLING OVER THE GULF COASTAL PLAIN WED AND THU. DEVELOPING LOW PRES ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH THU WILL ALLOW WINDS TO SHIFT NE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS THROUGH NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. VISIBILITY OCCASIONALLY BELOW 5 NM IN SMOKE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE AND INCREASING TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 88W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 88W LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 25N. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...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 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE. .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 AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. .TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. $$