000 FZNT27 KNHC 291506 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 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 CENTRAL N ATLC SW TO THE NE 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 TUE THROUGH THU. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. 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 IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE 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 IN NE SWELL. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. 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 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. $$