000 FZNT27 KNHC 280937 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI JAN 28 2011 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 PRES WILL SHIFT FROM NW GULF TO THE EAST CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF SAT...DIMINISH SUN AND MON...THEN INCREASE AGAIN ON TUE AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THROUGH TEXAS. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 24N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$