000 FZNT27 KNHC 241438 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED NOV 24 2010 ...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...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS AROUND SUNSET THU. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI AFTERNOON AND STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AFTERNOON. FRONTAL REMNANTS WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SET UP ACROSS ENTIRE SUN NIGHT. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT W OF 95W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT SHIFTING TO NW FAR NW WATERS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW WATERS THU NIGHT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING BRIEFLY TO 25 TO 35 KT W OF 95W FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...S OF 24N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART THU NIGHT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$