000 FZNT27 KNHC 021008 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 02 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...WEAK SURFACE RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH FRI. TROUGH ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE W AND DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EACH EVENING ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST EACH EVENING. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT S OF 23N EACH EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$