000 FZNT27 KNHC 071531 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON MAR 07 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...RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS WILL MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF WED EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SE PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTING N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 95W EARLY THEN ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT W OF 95W...AND NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N...AND 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD AND ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N LATE. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT S OF 24N IN THE EVENING. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N LATE. $$