000 FZNT27 KNHC 272118 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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 CENTERED NEAR 25N87W WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN SHIFT TO THE NW GULF THU AND FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI...AND REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO SAT...AND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT AND 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. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E 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. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 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. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .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. .SUN...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$