000 FZNT27 KNHC 121441 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SUN FEB 12 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 CENTERED N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA THROUGH MON NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER W WATERS OVERNIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF MON AS THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER SHIFTS E. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT AND ACROSS THE N GULF THROUGH TUE...STALLING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO THE CENTRAL GULF WED. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON THU...EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO BY THU NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 93W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .TUE...SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 23N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 20N W OF 95W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .WED...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N...7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART TUE NIGHT. .WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$