000 FZNT27 KNHC 290250 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 COLD FRONT FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA SW TO INLAND MEXICO AT 18N94W WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR FORT MYERS SW TO FAR EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SAT...FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY EARLY SAT EVENING...THEN BECOME QUASI- STATIONARY SUN THROUGH EARLY MON. THE FRONT THEN PUSH SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AS A COLD FRONT LATER MON AND TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SW ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN WATERS. THE REMNANT LOW OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION RINA CURRENTLY JUST W OF WESTERN CUBA IS DRIFTING E. AMPLE RESIDUAL MOISTURE FROM THE LOW COMBINED WITH ADDITIONAL MOISTURE FROM AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER S FLORIDA AND THE EASTERN GULF WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE EASTERN GULF WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY SUN. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT S OF 27N 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST S OF 26N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT E OF 94W...AND TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 AND TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N W OF 95W SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .MON...E OF 93W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SE OF LINE FROM 25N92W TO 20N97W...AND TO 15 TO 20 KT NW OF SAME LINE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 95W...AND SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 95W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 95W N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT E OF 91W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 91W 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 21N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL LATE MON AND TUE. N OF 21N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 21N E OF 94W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 86W SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 86W 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N W OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 88W BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT OVERNIGHT. N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EARLY...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 25 TO TO 30 KT TILL EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 28N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FAR NW PORTION LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF LINE FROM 27N83W TO 21.5N85W. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S SE OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. $$