000 FZNT27 KNHC 120301 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SUN APR 11 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...OLD FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM EXTREME S FLORIDA W TO NEAR 24N86W WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE SE GULF AND DISSIPATE BY TUE. HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NE U.S. WILL MOVE S MON THROUGH THU AND THEN ALONG THE NE GULF COAST FRI...AND ACT TO PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS MON NIGHT THROUGH THU. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE AND WED. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT MON BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE TUE. .THU AND FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THU BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N HALF. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL N OF 21N FRI. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS S HALF. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT MON BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT WED. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT MON NIGHT...THEN 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT BECOMING E 25 TO 30 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT LATE WED. .THU AND FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N AND 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL S OF 26N. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S HALF. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT... AND TO 30 KT S OF 25N WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT THEN 8 TO 12 FT LATE WED...EXCEPT HIGHER STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI...N OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$