000 FZNT27 KNHC 072053 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE FEB 07 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 WEAK TROUGH WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE MIDDLE AND WESTERN GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT...WHILE THE EASTERN PORTION DRIFTS NE. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BEGIN TO BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA WED AS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE TROUGH DEVELOPS INTO A WEAK LOW IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE SW GULF. THE LOW SHOULD THEN TRACK NE TO THE MIDDLE GULF THU ALONG THE TROUGH BOUNDARY...AND WEAKEN OVER THE EASTERN GULF FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES CONTINUES TO BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUN. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...AND TO 8 TO 12 FT THU. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER S PORTION. .FRI...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER S PORTION. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PORTION EARLY. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF 94W. S OF 23N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N E OF 96W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW OF TROUGH FROM 25N97W TO 18N93W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 23N E OF 97W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 21N TO 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 95W. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N E OF 94W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR TROUGH. .SAT...N OF 23N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 94W NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 94W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W. .SUN...N OF 22N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 22N W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...FROM 23N TO 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N AND S OF 23N 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST S. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N SW 10 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH AND FRI...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT THU AND 3 TO 5 FT FRI. .SAT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. $$