000 FZNT27 KNHC 182140 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU NOV 18 2010 ...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 LIES ACROSS THE SE PORTION OF THE GULF AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. A SECOND COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM MOBILE ALABAMA TO NEAR 20N96W WILL OVERTAKE THE FIRST COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE MERGED FRONT MOVING SE OF THE GULF TONIGHT. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WEST GULF LATE FRI THROUGH MON. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SAT AND 3 TO 5 FT SUN. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT SW PART. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS...AND SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NW PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$