000 FZNT27 KNHC 061504 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE MAR 6 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...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD NE OF THE AREA...RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THU. WINDS DIMINISH FRI AND SAT AS A WEAKENING COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT WED. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 95W. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 96W. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 26N AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT... NIGHEST NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$