NWS Forecast

FZNT27 KNHC 072110
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT THU AUG 07 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
WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL SHIFT S TO 25N
FRI AND SAT...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES S TO ALONG THE GULF COAST
SAT AND STALLS BEFORE DISSIPATING MON. THE RIDGE AXIS WILL
REMAIN NEAR 25N SUN AND MON...AND NEAR 26N TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT
N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.

SUN THROUGH TUE
N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W

TONIGHT
N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS W OF 93W.

FRI THROUGH TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W

TONIGHT
N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

FRI THROUGH SUN
N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. BETWEEN 24N AND 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
28N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W

TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT
N OF 26N W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. S OF 26N
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.

SAT THROUGH SUN
N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
27N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.