000 FZNT27 KNHC 270901 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT TUE SEP 27 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...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL PERSIST ALONG 27N THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF FRI AND EXTEND FROM FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SOUTHERN TEXAS SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM NW SAT BEHIND THE FRONT. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$