000 FZNT27 KNHC 261441 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT NOV 26 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...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL HOLD IN PLACE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF THIS EVENING EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN MORNING...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON MORNING... MOVING E OF THE AREA MON NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT S OF 27N W OF 93W. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH WED. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY ...GALE WARNING S OF 27N W OF 93W... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR W PORTION LATE. .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT S OF 27N W OF 93W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT S OF 27N W OF 93W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W ...GALE WARNING S OF 27N W OF 93W... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS W OF 93W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 16 FT SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .TUE...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$