000 FZNT27 KNHC 130259 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON DEC 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...AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA SHIFTS EASTWARD THE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF WILL SPREAD E AND ACROSS ALL OF THE GULF BY WED NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS THU NIGHT AND STALL BRIEFLY FROM SE LOUISIANA TO SE TEXAS ON FRI...THEN DRIFT W FRI NIGHT INTO NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 22N E OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 22N E OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 25N TUE NIGHT. .THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$