000 FZNT27 KNHC 210912 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE DEC 21 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. WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SW INTO THE NE GULF EARLY WED THEN MOVE W WED NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NE GULF WED AND WED NIGHT THEN E OF THE ARE THU. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 94W.. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...WINDS SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 3 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY...N OF 25N E TO SE 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. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N 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. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$