000 FZNT27 KNHC 190840 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU JAN 19 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...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS WILL MOVE N TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AND IMMEDIATELY STALL OVER NW WATERS SAT...THEN DRIFT N OF AREA SAT NIGHT. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO NW GULF SUN NIGHT...REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SE TEXAS MON...AND STALL EARLY MON NIGHT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO....THEN DRIFT N LATE MON NIGHT. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS . .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART FRI. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILD 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART THIS MORNING. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS N OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...N OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT MON NIGHT. $$