000 FZNT27 KNHC 270831 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN FEB 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL RETREAT EASTWARD AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF MON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT... FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE WED. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$