000 FZNT27 KNHC 240905 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU FEB 24 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 CENTERED OFF THE CAROLINAS WILL SHIFT SE INTO THE W ATLC LATE TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL INCREASE BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES AND LOW PRES MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SAG ACROSS THE N GULF WATERS FRI THEN WEAKEN AND LIFT N THROUGH SAT. WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE SAT AND THEN BASIN WIDE SUN...AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF SUN NIGHT AND REACH FROM MOBILE BAY TO VERACRUZ MON MORNING...AND FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO THE S CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE MON. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SAT. .SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS SE PORTIONS. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E OF 95W SE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. W OF 95W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS N OF 22N 4 TO 5 FT AND SEAS S OF 22N 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N NW OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE OF FRONT W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE TODAY. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT LATE. $$