000 FZNT27 KNHC 201530 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE DEC 20 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 JUST INLAND THE TEXAS COAST WILL MOVE E TO A POSITION FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AND BECOME STATIONARY. THE FRONT WILL RETREAT NW TO ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT AS WEAK LOW PRES FORMS ALONG THE FRONT OVER S TEXAS. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE TOWARDS CENTRAL LOUISIANA THU PUSHING THE FRONT BACK E AS A COLD FRONT TO A POSITION FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE ON FRI...THEN WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE FRI BEHIND FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W FRI NIGHT AND SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT EXCEPT N WINDS 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO N 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE FRI...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT S OF 21N AND SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PORTION TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$