000 FZNT27 KNHC 271535 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT WED JUL 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...ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS FAR NW CARIBBEAN ALONG 87W WITH DEVELOPING LOW PRES NEAR 22N86.5W LATE THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NW AROUND 10 KT THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH LOW MOVING N OF YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUING NW AS A POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE TO ALONG 90W THU MORNING AND INTO NW GULF FRI. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 93W THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N TONIGHT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W AND NW OF LOW NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LOW SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E PORTIONS LATE. .TONIGHT AND THU...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 92W AND BECOMING WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW VARIABLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW. W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW VARIABLE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N AND NW OF LOW NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .THU THROUGH SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. OTHERWISE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALL BUT NE PORTIONS THU. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MOST NUMEROUS SW. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$