000 FZNT27 KNHC 280300 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST FRI JAN 27 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 26N81W TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL BECOME STATIONARY LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN SAT AND SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. THIS WEEKEND WILL THEN PUSH THE WEAKENING FRONT A LITTLE S TO VICINITY W CUBA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN. THE HIGH WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS TO THE EASTERN GULF SUN AND MON. SLY RETURN FLOW WILL THEN SET UP OVER THE NW GULF LATE MON THROUGH WED. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 2O KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT SE PART SUN NIGHT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT N OF 22N E OF 93W SUN NIGHT. .MON...N OF 21N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 21N W OF 95W WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT S OF 26N SUN NIGHT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 2O TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 7 TO 9 FT S OF 26N. .TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. $$