000 FZNT27 KNHC 241446 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 24 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 COLD FRONT IN THE FAR NW GULF EARLY THIS MORNING WILL WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS TO THE E THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER MOST OF THE GULF AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT WITH A BRIEF NORTHERLY SURGE BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING...THEN FROM NW FLORIDA TO 25N90W WITH THE SOUTHERN EXTENT OF THE FRONT STALLING OUT OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SUN WHERE A REMNANT TROUGH WILL FORM AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH A REINFORCING COLD FRONT CLIPPING THE NE GULF TUE BEFORE EXITING EARLY WED WITH HIGH PRES RETURNING THEREAFTER. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E OF 92W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS LATE. W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E...E OF 92W DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT THROUGH THIS EVENING. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN NIGHT. W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .MON...E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 2 TO 4 FT. W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE ...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 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...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 20N BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS 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 IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW N OF 28N...BECOMING N TO NE THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT N OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. $$