000 FZNT27 KNHC 190902 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TODAY FEB 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF AREA TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW GULF WATERS TONIGHT...AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE MON NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NW WATERS TUE DISSIPATING TUE NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF WED AND STALL OVER THE SE GULF THU. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. A FEW SHOWERS SE WATERS EARLY. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART LATE MON NIGHT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY...N OF 26N S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY...N OF 28N SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART EARLY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN DEVELOPING OVER FAR N PORTION. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN OVER FAR N PORTION. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$