000 FZNT27 KNHC 220928 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU DEC 22 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 DEVELOPING COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL MOVE E TO A LINE FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE AROUND SUNSET TODAY...THEN DRIFT E TO A POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N91W TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI...THEN BRIEFLY STATIONARY FROM 26N82W TO DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE FRONT AT 24N96W EARLY SAT. THE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN DRAGGING THE FRONT TO A POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN...WITH THE FRONT STALLING AGAIN FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. AREAS OF RAIN. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 94W LATE SAT THROUGH MON... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BY SUNSET. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL BY SUN. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 23N AND S OF 23N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON NIGHT...HIGHEST SEAS IN BAY OF CAMPECHE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW WATERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW WATERS SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS. .SUN AND MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN MIXED E E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$