000 FZNT27 KNHC 211438 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED DEC 21 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...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE NW BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL DRIFT BACK NW AS A WARM FRONT TO ALONG THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE E THU REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL THROUGH FRI. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF THIS WEEKEND REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AFTERNOON...THEN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT...THEN BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W SAT AND SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL LATE. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 24N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. $$