000 FZNT27 KNHC 200305 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 CENTERED JUST SE OF LOUISIANA WILL DISSIPATE SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF EARLY TUE THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SOUTHERN TEXAS LATE TUE AND DISSIPATE WED. HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE NE PORTION WED AND THU WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W 15 TO 20 KT EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST W OF 95W. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA NE 15 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N SHIFTING TO SW MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. .THU...S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. AREAS OF RAIN ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$