000 FZNT27 KNHC 050919 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON MAR 05 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...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL OVER THE SE U.S. TODAY THROUGH THU WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS INTO THE GULF BY MID WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF FRI. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 22N. .WED...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 T0 11 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY AND TON IGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 26N AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$