000 FZNT27 KNHC 082119 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU MAR 8 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 NE OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT EASTWARD. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST FRI MORNING... STALL AND WEAKEN AS A STATIONARY FRONT W OF 95W IN THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH SAT...THEN DISSIPATE INLAND SUN. FRESH EASTERLY TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE THROUGH TUE. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W S TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 95W. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 96W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 95W. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...W OF 96W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 96W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$