000 FZNT27 KNHC 220336 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 21 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 WEAK SURFACE RIDGE WILL LINGER OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. TROPICAL DEPRESSION HARVEY NEAR AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS TO 35 KT. HARVEY IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO A MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM NEAR 19.3N 96.2W BY EARLY MON...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR 19.5N 97.8W BY MON EVENING. TROPICAL STORM IRENE CURRENTLY OVER THE FAR NE CARIBBEAN IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NW THROUGH FRI. A TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT OVER THE FAR EASTERN GULF WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS THERE BEGINNING LATE WED THROUGH THU. THESE CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DECREASE FRI AS IRENE TRACKS N TO THE E OF THE AREA. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 27N E OF 94W WINDS SHIFTING TO NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS TO 2 FT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW AND N PORTIONS SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 20N W OF 95W... .TONIGHT AND MON...TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OF HARVEY. HIGHEST WINDS 25 KT GUSTS TO 35 KT EARLY...INCREASING TO 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT GUSTS TO 35 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE EARLY...BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE TONIGHT...AND SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT E TO SE BETWEEN 93W AND 95W...WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN 93W AND 95W LATE MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON. S OF 21N E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT MON AND E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 20N. .MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 26N TO 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N E OF 83W THU... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING W 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ...EXCEPT S OF 24N 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. FROM 26N TO 28N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AND TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE E OF 83W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N EXCEPT E OF 83W 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N SW TO W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. $$