000 FZNT27 KNHC 221434 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1034 AM EDT SUN APR 22 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 WILL PASS THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS THIS EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH FROM W TO E THROUGH MON NIGHT WITH INCREASING SE FLOW RETURNING TO THE NW WATERS TUE AND SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE WED AS A RIDGE DEVELOPS FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING WITHIN 60 NM OF THE ALABAMA AND FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE COASTS... .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE ALABAMA AND FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE COASTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.