000 FZNT27 KNHC 030916 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI FEB 03 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 RIDGE OVER SOUTHERN STATES STRENGTHEN THROUGH FRI AND MOVE E WHILE COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST LATE SAT. FRONT EXTEND FROM MOUTH OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SUN THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON. BROAD LOW PRES TROUGH OVER YUCATAN MON MOVES INTO GULF AND ENHANCES E WINDS OVER MOST OF E AND CENTRAL GULF. GALE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE OVER SW GULF LATE SUN AND MON. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF LOCALLY DENSE FOG N OF 29N EARLY TODAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW AT 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...S OF 24N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$