000 FZNT27 KNHC 280243 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE APR 27 2010 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 FROM N FLORIDA TO 25N87W WILL QUICKLY EXIT THE GULF OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN SHIFT TO THE NE GULF EARLY THU MORNING...AND TO E OF NE FLORIDA THU AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SAT AS THE PRES GRADIENT STRENGTHENS BETWEEN THE HIGH AND TROUGH OVER TEXAS AND NE MEXICO. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO EASTERN TEXAS SAT AND SUN. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN COAST WED NIGHT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT N OF 22N...AND TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 22N. W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 22N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 22N. .SUN...E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT EARLY WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ...EXCEPT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NW. .SUN...S OF 26N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S PORTION INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 25N... AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$