000 FZNT27 KNHC 230936 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED FEB 23 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 WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ALONG 25N...BLOCKING A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MIGRATE THROUGH THE SW GULF THIS MORNING THEN DISSIPATE. SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL INCREASE AS LOW PRES MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL SAG INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT N SAT. WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL INCREASE AGAIN SAT...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF BY SAT NIGHT. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W OF 95W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 20N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 87W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 87W SAT NIGHT. .SUN...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF 87W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$