000 FZNT27 KNHC 230302 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY FRI MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL... MOVING BACK TO THE W FRI AND SAT. A REINFORCING SURGE WILL PUSH THE FRONT EASTWARD AGAIN SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...STALLING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .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 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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 E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. AREAS OF RAIN. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 94W LATE SAT THROUGH MON... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL SAT NIGHT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 21N LATE. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE...AND BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS SAT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE...AND BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$