000 FZNT27 KNHC 060248 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE APR 05 2011 ...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...COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM FT MYERS FLORIDA TO 22N90W TO 17N93W REACH FROM KEY WEST FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE E OF GULF EARLY WED. HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER SW N ATLC PROMPT FRESH TO STRONG E TO SE BREEZE THU AND FRI SHIFTING S WEST OF 90W SUN. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT....SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT SAT AND SUN. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT BY SUN. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 22N W OF 94W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT N OF 22N SUN. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE THU THROUGH FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 FT FRI. .SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 LATE. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT WED NIGHT. .THU THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT S OF 25N SUN. $$