000 FZNT27 KNHC 210254 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1054 PM EDT FRI APR 20 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ALONG WITH A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS...AND WILL RACE TO A POSITION FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN PENINSULA BY EARLY SUN WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT. THE LOW WILL MOVE E ACROSS FLORIDA SUN DRAGGING THE FRONT THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS LATE SUN. A REINFORCING SURGE OF NORTH FLOW WILL PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF MON THEN DIMINISH TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF...ALLOWING SE RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF WED. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING FROM SAT EVENING TO SUN MORNING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF SE LOUISIANA... .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF SE LOUISIANA N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.