000 FZNT27 KNHC 140854 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON MAR 14 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 CENTERED OVER THE FAR NE GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE WITH SE RETURN FLOW PREVAILING ACROSS THE GULF. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW GULF MON NIGHT AND WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS EARLY TUE THEN WILL DISSIPATE AS IT STALLS OUT OVER THE NE AND N CENTRAL WATERS TUE NIGHT. RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL WED THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES REBUILDS OVER THE NE GULF. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W THU AND FRI. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION EARLY. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N FRI. $$