000 FZNT27 KNHC 130307 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT WED OCT 12 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...A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO NEAR 24N94W TONIGHT...AND WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE AND EXIT THE BASIN THU...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU...EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI...THEN BECOME STALLED ACROSS THE SE GULF WATERS ALONG 24N THROUGH THE WEEKEND. STRONG HIGH PRES NW OF THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH BROAD LOW PRESSURE EXPECTED TO ENCOMPASS CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE W CARIBBEAN TO PRODUCE INCREASING NE TO E WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS SAT THROUGH NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 28N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N E OF 93W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 94W LATE. .SAT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. W OF 95W S OF 21N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 95W N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. .SUN...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT LATE. W OF 95W S OF 20N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 95W N OF 20N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 96W. .MON...N OF 21N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 21N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM TROUGH TO 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N. .THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N. $$