000 FZNT27 KNHC 290914 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU SEP 29 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 1013 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 26N90W WILL DRIFT NW THROUGH FRI. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI EXTENDING FROM TAMPA BAY TO SE TEXAS LATE FRI NIGHT THEN WILL STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E WINDS N OF 23N THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT S OF 22N W OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND GUSTY N OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT AND GUSTY N OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6...EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$