000 FZNT27 KNHC 192052 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON MAR 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...SOUTHEASTERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH EARLY TUE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT...DRIFT W TO ALONG THE TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE INLAND FRI NIGHT. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED SWELL. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE NIGHT INTO WED... .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...FROM 21N TO 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 7 BUILDING TO 7 TO FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PORTION. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT... HIGHEST NW PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$