000 FZNT27 KNHC 291455 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU DEC 29 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 RIDGE FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS WILL SHIFT E ON FRI NIGHT ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS SAT NIGHT THEN RACE TO SE WATERS SUN NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W MON... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT E PART SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...W OF 95W NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITH NW SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN AND 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT MON NIGHT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$