000 FZNT27 KNHC 231106 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI APR 23 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...HIGH PRES CENTERED JUST OFF FLORIDA WITH ASSOCIATED RIDGE EXTENDING WEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF. THE HIGH PRES WILL MOVE E INTO THE ATLANTIC AND STRENGTHEN ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT...AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR VERACRUZ SAT EVENING. FRONT RAPIDLY WEAKENS TO A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM THE FL PANHANDLE TO SE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SUN AND EVENTUALLY MOVES INTO THE FAR SE GULF MON WHILE A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND MOVES INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING W OF 94W TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N VARIABLE NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST SEAS W OF 94W. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 21N TONIGHT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART LATE TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT NIGHT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT DIMINISHING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT SE PART. .TUE...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N VARIABLE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 88W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N. .SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART LATE. .MON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5FT N OF 28N. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$