000 FZNT27 KNHC 190855 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON APR 19 2010 ...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...WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE E REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE UPPER MEXICAN COAST EARLY TUE BEFORE DISSIPATING. WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA TUE AND WED WILL MOVE E WITH INCREASING SLY WINDS IN THE W GULF THU AND FRI. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$