000 FZNT27 KNHC 201531 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON DEC 20 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT S-SW INTO THE NE GULF EARLY WED THEN SLIDE W WED NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT. THIS WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SINK SW ACROSS THE NE COASTAL WATERS EARLY THU AND REACH FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO SW FLORIDA THU EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF FRI AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW FLOW. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR THE COASTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT NE PORTIONS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT OR LESS SE BAY OF CAMPECHE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N OF 26N WINDS W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$