000
FZNT25 KNHC 202110
OFFN04

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
510 PM EDT FRI APR 20 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT PRECEDED BY A LINE A THUNDERSTORMS WILL
ENTER THE NW GULF OVERNIGHT AND RACE TO A POSITION FROM THE
MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT MORNING...FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN WITH LOW PRES
DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT. THE LOW WILL MOVE E ACROSS FLORIDA
SUN DRAGGING THE FRONT THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS LATE SUN. A
REINFORCING SURGE OF NORTH FLOW WILL PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF
MON THEN DIMINISH TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE N CENTRAL
GULF...ALLOWING SE RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF
WED.  

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER THE W
OF 75W SAT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE UNITED
STATES COAST AROUND SUNRISE SUN. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM
31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA AROUND SUNRISE MON...THEN WEAKEN AS IT
REACHES FROM 31N68W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY TUE...FROM
24N65W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BY EARLY WED BEFORE BECOMING
DIFFUSE SE OF THE AREA BY LATE WED.  

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.