000 FZNT27 KNHC 040902 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI MAR 04 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...STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SW ACROSS MID AND EASTERN GULF AND STRENGTHENS THROUGH SAT. HIGH WEAKEN LATE SAT AND SUN AS IT MOVES E. NEXT COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF SAT LATE AND REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO LATE SAT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SUN THEN WEAKEN AS IT EXITS AREA SUN WITH WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISHING MON. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT OVER SW GULF SAT NIGHT AND SUN. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W AND TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 94W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY THEN BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT E OF 93W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THEN INCREASING TO 35 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE THEN SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT N OF 26N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT N OF 26N TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$