000 FZNT27 KNHC 171520 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU NOV 17 2011 ...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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM N FLORIDA TO JUST S OF TAMPICO MEXICO WILL REACH FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER S WATERS FRI. MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND AND MON. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 22N TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 22N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. .SAT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE N OF 26N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 25N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 25N. .SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$