000 FZNT27 KNHC 290301 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST TUE FEB 28 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 RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA COASTS EARLY SAT MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SUN MORNING AND WILL BE SE OF THE AREA SUN EVENING. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT REACHING GALE FORCE IN THE SW ZONE. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N LATE. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 22N W OF 95W SUN... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N E OF 93W IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 22N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING S TO SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$