000 FZNT27 KNHC 190850 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 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 ACROSS NE GULF AREA THROUGH EARLY SUN. COLD FRONT MOVES OF THE EASTERN U.S. COAST WITH STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND IT BUILDING SUN INCREASING ELY WIND THROUGH MON THEN DECREASE TUE AND WED. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY THROUGH WED...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT TUE. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT MON. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY THROUGH WED...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT S OF 22N EACH LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL N OF 22N MON. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT MON. .TUE...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT N PORTIONS LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 LATE MON. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT N PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$