000 FZNT27 KNHC 280852 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU APR 28 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N88W TO 20N96W WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATE FROM SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE E ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS FRI AND SAT ALLOWING SE RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH OFF THE TEXAS NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT ...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .TODAY...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT SE PART. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. $$