000 FZNT27 KNHC 160924 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 524 AM EDT MON APR 16 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN COLD FRONT ENTERING WESTERN ZONES TODAY AND HIGH PRES OVER WESTERN ATLANTIC WHICH HAS PROCUCED VERY STRONG WINDS AND SEAS TO 10 FT FINALLY RELAXES AS HIGH PRES WEAKENS SIGNIFICANTLY. COLD FRONT BRIEFLY STALLS OFF TEXAS COAST TUE...WEAKENS AND SHIFTS NE WED AND WED NIGHT. REMNANTS OF FRONT DISSIPATE OVER N FLORIDA ON THU AS ATLC RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS COASTAL PLAINS. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.