000 FZNT27 KNHC 010340 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT MON OCT 31 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...STATIONARY FRONT FROM NAPLES FLORIDA SW TO THE NE COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT N THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES AND REINFORCING COOL AIR WILL BUILD S AND SW ACROSS THE E GULF LATE THROUGH TUE NIGHT...PUSHING THE FRONT SOUTHWARD AGAIN THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA INTO YUCATAN CHANNEL THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE WED NIGHT OR EARLY THU MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH LATE THU. IT WILL REACH FROM FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY EARLY FRI...AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO S CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT AS U.S. E COAST HIGH PRES SURGES S ACROSS THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...E OF 92W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...WIND BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 93W SE TO S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR W PART LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT...AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AND SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT S OF 27N E OF 93W. .SAT...WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 94W INCREASING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 94W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 21N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 21N BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT N OF 21N BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 94W 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 23N W OF 95W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR S PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 87W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 26N TO 28N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. .FRI...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE OF LINE FROM 26N82W TO 23N85W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. .THU...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$