000 FZNT27 KNHC 091515 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 09 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...HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA COMBINED WITH BROAD TROUGHING OVER THE FAR E GULF IS MAINTAINING STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS ACROSS THE N PART OF THE AREA...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE NE PART OF THE AREA N OF 27N. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE E GULF LATER TODAY AND DRIFT NW ACROSS NE PORTION THROUGH MON...DIMINISHING WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH TUE AS LOW PRES TRACKS NE INLAND OVER NW FLORIDA. WEAK TROUGH EXTEND FROM LOW PRES SW TO YUCATAN TUE AND WED THEN SHIFT E ACROSS FLORIDA AND SE GULF THU. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT N OF 28N LATE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N ...AND TO 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW AT 10 KT LATE WED AND THU. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W ...GALE WARNING N OF 27NW... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DECREASING 20 TO 25 TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE AT 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING NW THU. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE AT 10 KT LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TOP S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .TUE...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .WED AND THU...E OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$