000 FZNT27 KNHC 081525 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE MAR 08 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 NORTHERN GULF WATERS FORCED E BY COLD FRONT ENTERING NW GULF WED...EXTENDING FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT...FROM TAMPA BAY TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AND SE OF AREA BY FRI. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 FT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT N OF 28N LATE. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N AT 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING NW AT 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT N OF 26N LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. .THU...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT N OF 26N LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$