000 FZNT27 KNHC 290232 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N88W TO THE TEXAS LOUISIANA BORDER WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MON NIGHT. AN AREA OF LOW PRES ALONG A TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE SW GULF MON NIGHT THROUGH WED WHILE AN ATLC RIDGE BUILDS WESTWARD ALONG THE FAR NORTHERN GULF. THE RIDGE RETREATS THU AND FRI WITH A WEAK PRES PATTERN LEFT FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT NE OF TROUGH MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT NE OF TROUGH MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND LOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND LOW. .WED...N OF 21N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND FRI...N OF 21N E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT FRI. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 26N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N TUE NIGHT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 26N WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N WED. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND ALSO S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI. $$