000 FZNT27 KNHC 292107 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT JAN 29 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT E TO THE FLORIDA PENINSULA BY SUN MORNING...ALLOWING MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS THE WEST HALF OF GULF. FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE ENTIRE GULF TUE AS DEEPENING LOW PRES AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT APPROACH SE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF LATE TUE AFTERNOON AND REACH FROM NEAR PENSACOLA TO VERACRUZ BY WED MORNING THEN STALL FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE THU MORNING. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT...SHIFTING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT AHEAD OF FRONT AND 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED WIND WAVES BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N TO NE NEAR COLD FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NE PART MON NIGHT...SHIFTING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT NW PORTIONS LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT NE PART TUE...AND 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO WINDS 5 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S WINDS...THEN SHIFTING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT ACROSS NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT GRADUALLY VEERING E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. .WED...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$