000 FZNT27 KNHC 020234 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 01 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...STRONG PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES WELL E OF THE AREA AND A STATIONARY FRONT ALONG EASTERN TEXAS WILL MAINTAIN STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF INTO LATE SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF AS A COLD FRONT SUN MORNING...REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY MON...WEAKEN FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY TUE...AND DISSIPATE WED. LIGHT SE TO S WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE WED INTO THU. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL SUN NIGHT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT....EXCEPT W OF 94W INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 93W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 93W...AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 93W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 22N...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SEAS S OF 22N 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 22N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 22N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. .TUE...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 LATE . SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 27N...AND TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS W PORTION. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT WINDS N TO NE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N STRAITS OF FLORIDA E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 83W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WED...AND 1 FT THU. $$