000 FZNT27 KNHC 210245 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE APR 20 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...A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FROM NW FLORIDA TO NEAR GALVESTON BAY TEXAS THEN S TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WILL DRIFT TO THE E ON WED DISSIPATING BY WED NIGHT AS HIGH PRES RIDGES INTO THE GULF FROM THE ATLC. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES IN THE W GULF THU THROUGH FRI AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT AND WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH BY SUN. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT WED THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N THU NIGHT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 21N LATE...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE... AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART LATE. .SAT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 88W LATE...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE...AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE. .SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE S OF 24N DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR N PART LATE. $$