000 FZNT27 KNHC 130248 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE APR 12 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...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO 26N91W TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE ALONG 95W WILL DRIFT W ACROSS W HALF OF BASIN WHILE CONTINUING TO MOVE SE ACROSS E HALF TONIGHT AND WED...AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS EXTREME S FLORIDA AND THE SE GULF WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES TO BUILD OVER GULF STATES AND DRIFT E WITH E-SE FLOW OVER ALL WATERS THU THEN SHIFTING S THU W OF 90W AHEAD OF SECOND COLD FRONT REACHING SE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI. SECOND FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N86W TO 24N98W SAT MORNING THEN STALL FROM FT MYERS TO 25N98W SUN MORNING. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EARLY TONIGHT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT GRADUALLY BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BY THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE WED BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT INCREASING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS N OF FRONT 3 TO 5 FT EARLY TONIGHT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SEAS S OF FRONT 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT THEN SE WINDS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$