000 FZNT27 KNHC 232115 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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...A RIDGE EXTENDS OVER THE GULF FROM THE ATLC WITH STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OCCURRING TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO VERACRUZ SAT EVENING... THEN WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN INTO A FRONTAL TROUGH WHILE IT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN EVENING MOVING SE OF THE GULF BY MON EVENING. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN NIGHT AND MON WITH HIGH PRES RIDGING BACK ACROSS THE NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF FRONT AND 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. 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 S TO SW 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 BECOMING NE TO E 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 AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF TROUGH. 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 VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF TROUGH...AND EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 20N...AND EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 88W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF 88W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 28N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$