000 FZNT27 KNHC 281500 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...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...A WEAK TROUGH ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL INLAND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD WESTWARD ALONG 28N INTO THU. THE HIGH WILL BEGIN TO RETREAT EASTWARD FRI AND SAT ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA COASTS LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO EARLY SAT...AND FROM NE FLORIDA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 22N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT EARLY THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW PORTION. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER N PORTION. .SAT...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N WINDS S TO SW 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SHIFTING TO SW WED NIGHT SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION. .SAT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$