000 FZNT27 KNHC 182146 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL ISSUED BY OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER/OFB WASHINGTON DC 430 PM CST WED JAN 18 2012 ...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 FROM NW FLORIDA TO 27N92W TO 23N98W WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO 24N95W AND MOVE S TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...THEN BRIEFLY STALL OVER THE SE GULF WATERS THU. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT QUICKLY N LATER THU AND FRI IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT AND IMMEDIATELY STALL OVER THE NW WATERS SAT. REMNANTS OF THIS SECOND COLD FRONT WILL LIFT N OF AREA SUN. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE GULF ON MON. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEARLY FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS. .THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NORTHERN WATERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRINIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR CALM. S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N OF 27N N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N WINDS E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$