000 FZNT27 KNHC 161531 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU DEC 16 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...FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WILL DIMINISH AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE NW GULF TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL LIE FROM PENSACOLA BAY TO BROWNSVILLE TX FRI MORNING...FROM APALACHICOLA BAY TO TAMPICO MEXICO SAT MORNING...AND BECOME DIFFUSE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF SUN MORNING BEFORE MOVING SE OF THE AREA. HIGH PRES WILL SLIDE SE INTO THE NE GULF MON ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN PORTION. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT SHIFTING N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI...AND SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 ST IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT FRI. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N LATE FRI NIGHT. .SAT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 27N BY EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. $$