000 FZNT27 KNHC 021509 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 02 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...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING AND EXTEND FROM SW LOUISIANA TO 25N95W TO 19N96W TUE MORNING AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED MORNING THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF THU. STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF TUE. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT AND BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT W FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W FRONT AND BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SW E OF FRONT AND BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W FRONT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI THEN BECOMING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW AHEAD OF FRONT AND BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF FRONT AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT. .THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT N OF 25N AND E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$