000 FZNT27 KNHC 231517 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU JUN 23 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 SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE NW PART OF THE AREA FROM 29N92W TO 21N97W WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AND FRI. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH TUE. NE WINDS WILL INCREASE SUN AHEAD OF A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA INTO THE SW GULF. STRONG E TO SE WINDS ARE EXPECTED MON AS THE WAVE MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF...AND SEAS WILL BUILD TO OVER 10 FT MON AND TUE. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 93W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING NE TO E SUN AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 94W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT E OF 94W SUN NIGHT. .MON...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS ISOLATED MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. .MON...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$