000 FZNT27 KNHC 261503 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON MAR 26 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...EASTERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT W ACROSS FLORIDA AND OVER THE EXTREME E GULF WED...WITH EAST WINDS INCREASING TUE NIGHT AND WED OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN WATERS. LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS WILL RESUME THU AND FRI. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PORTION. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$