000 FZNT27 KNHC 270920 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU JAN 27 2011 ...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...THE RIDGE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT JUST EXITED THE GULF WILL EXTEND FROM SOUTHERN TEXAS TO TO SW FLORIDA THU THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MEANDER OVER THE CENTRAL GULF SAT...THEN SHIFT E OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA ON SUN ALLOWING SOUTHERLY FLOW TO DOMINATE THE ENTIRE GULF WATERS SUN AND MON. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY THROUGH FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W. .SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART SUN. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART MON. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$