000 FZNT27 KNHC 100852 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI DEC 10 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 RIDGE WILL EXTEND SW ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF TODAY THROUGH SAT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF SAT EVENING REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR THE TEXAS MEXICO BORDER SAT NIGHT THEN FROM NEAR APALACHEE BAY FLORIDA TO 22N97W SUN MORNING THEN FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN EVENING AND FINALLY SE OF THE WATERS SUN NIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT DIMINISHING LATE SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM THE N. RIDGING RETURNS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF ON TUE. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NW PORTION...AND EXCEPT N TO NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL LATE. E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL LATE. SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT TONIGHT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE N OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AHEAD OF FRONT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N LATE. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$