000 FZNT27 KNHC 250851 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 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 SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL BE REINFORCED TODAY AND ACCELERATE SE OF AREA BY EARLY TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TUE THROUGH THU. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NE COASTAL PLAINS THU NIGHT. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE WINDS MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT E OF 88W. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E BAY OF CAMPECHE. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 $$