000 FZNT27 KNHC 212118 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 FROM 29N90W TO 20N96W WILL MOVE SLOWLY E THEN STALL FROM 30N89W TO 19N94W BY LATE TONIGHT THEN BECOME DIFFUSE THU. WINDS ACROSS THE GULF TO INCLUDE NEAR GALE CONDITIONS IN THE SW GULF WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THU. ATLC HIGH PRES EXTENDS W INTO GULF E OF 90W FRI AND SAT. A WEAK FRONT PUSHES S INTO NE GULF SUN SPLITTING ATLC HIGH PRES AND BECOMES DIFFUSE ON MON. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE AT 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT TONIGHT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE AT 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 21N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 21N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT S OF 25N LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$