000 FZNT27 KNHC 131535 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE DEC 13 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...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT SE ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF TO SPREAD TO THE SE ACROSS ALL OF THE GULF BY WED NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS THU NIGHT...REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO ON FRI WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT AND MEANDER ACROSS THE N GULF COASTAL WATERS AND WEAKEN THROUGH NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 KT NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT NW PORTIONS LATE. S OF 22N W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 22N E OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .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 EXCEPT N TO NE 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FT SE PART LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 23N. .TONIGHT...FROM 22N TO 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .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 SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 26N THIS EVENING...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 26N TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. $$