000 FZNT27 KNHC 011506 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 01 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 WEAK SURFACE RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 96W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SW GULF TODAY THROUGH EARLY TUE THEN INLAND OVER EASTERN MEXICO TUE NIGHT. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 $$