000 FZNT27 KNHC 270402 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SUN DEC 26 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...STRONG NW WINDS WILL CONTINUE MOST OF THE NIGHT ACROSS FAR E AND SE PORTIONS BEFORE WINDS AND SEAS BEGIN TO DIMINISH BASIN WIDE MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA MON THEN SINK S TO FLORIDA PANHANDLE TUE EVENING...THEN SHIFT E WED THROUGH FRI AS DEEPENING LOW PRES WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE CENTRAL U.S. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE W HALF EARLY WED AND SPREAD E TO ENTIRE AREA THU AND FRI. THIS NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FRI EVENING. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GRADUALLY SHIFTING E TO SE OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF 92W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NW PORTIONS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEA BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 94W...AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 94W. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR W PORTION DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT GRADUALLY SHIFTING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SE HALF AND TO 4 TO 6 FT NW HALF. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...E OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT E OF 87W...AND TO 8 TO 10 FT W OF 87W. .MON...W OF 87W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 87W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 87W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .THU AND FRI...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT FRI. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SLOWLY BECOMING N WINDS 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12 FT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N...AND TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .WED...SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT FRI. $$