000 FZNT27 KNHC 061436 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT WED APR 6 2011 ...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...STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL EXTEND W ALONG 30N THROUGH SUN INTO SE U.S. AND INDUCE MODERATE SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE REGION BY TONIGHT..BECOMING FRESH SE TO S FLOW WEST OF 90W FRI THROUGH SUN. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT....SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N W OF 94W TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT NW PART SUN. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT N PORTIONS SUN. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. .THU THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT S OF 25N SAT. $$