000 FZNT27 KNHC 091513 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT FRI APR 09 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...COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 21N90W TO 18N95W MOVE OUT OF GULF TONIGHT. WEAK LOW PRES TROUGH DEVELOP TONIGHT IN BAY OF CAMPECHE TIGHTENING GRADIENT WITH HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER GULF STATES AND INCREASING FRESH E BREEZE ACROSS SOUTHERN HALF OF GULF TO STRONG THROUGH MON THEN SPREAD NORTHWARD TUE. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT SUN. .MON AND TUE...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE MON THEN DIMINISH TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 8 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT NEAR TROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH TONIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .MON AND TUE...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT S OF 27N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE MON AND TUE. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT TUE. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE MON AND TUE. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE TUE. $$