FZNT27 KNHC 200903 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...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....TROUGH ALONG 94W WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND DRIFT W THROUGH SUN. RIDGE N OF AREA WITH WEAK PRES GRADIENT THROUGH MON WILL STRENGTHEN TUE AND WED. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF TROUGH E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY THROUGH TUE... W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 96W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$