000 FZNT27 KNHC 060315 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU JAN 05 2012 ...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...HIGH PRES NEAR 27N88W WILL SHIFT E THROUGH SAT WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW EXPANDING FROM THE W TO THE CENTRAL GULF. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 93W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS N OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 93W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 94W LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 94W TONIGHT AND FRI. .MON...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 94W LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$