000 FZNT27 KNHC 092123 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SUN MAY 09 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO 26N87W...THEN BECOMES STATIONARY NW TO HOUSTON TEXAS. THE COLD FRONT WILL DISSIPATE AS IT PUSHES SE OF THE GULF OVERNIGHT ...WHILE THE STATIONARY FRONT LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE S ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH AND LOW PRES W OF THE GULF WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND MIDDLE GULF MON AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA MON NIGHT THROUGH THU. THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD THEN SUBSIDE BEGINNING LATE THU THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN OVER THE NE GULF. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 21N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N. .WED AND THU...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST FAR E. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST W OF 88W NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST W OF 88W IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENINGS E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT... THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT...EXCEPT S OF 25N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N...AND BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N TUE NIGHT. .WED AND THU...S OF 25N E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LATE WED...THEN INCREASING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE WED. .FRI...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$