000 FZNT27 KNHC 171530 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT WED AUG 17 2011 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NE GULF WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH THU. A TROUGH WILL TRACK FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN S OF 25N THROUGH THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A LOW PRES SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL TRACK THROUGH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND WEAKEN. THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE SYSTEM WILL PASS INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN. WEAK HIGH PRES OF 1017 MB NEAR 27N93W WILL DEVELOP AS A RIDGE OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS THU THROUGH SUN. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 92W. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...S OF 28N E OF 94W WINDS BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND TROUGH SE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PORTION SAT. .SUN...N OF 25N WINDS SHIFTING TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 KT. S OF VARIABLE MAINLY SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$