000 FZNT27 KNHC 192109 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 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 RIDGE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH WED. A TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT THROUGH MON. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE GULF AHEAD OF A TROPICAL WAVE...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE BY WED. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 95W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 21N E OF 93W AND 1 TO 2 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .SUN...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .SUN NIGHT..N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS W OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 93W. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. .WED...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$