000 FZNT27 KNHC 080854 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 454 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WED AND LIE FROM TAMPA BAY TO 25N87W BY THU EVENING BEFORE PASSING E OF THE AREA. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL PASS OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI AND SLOWLY MOVE E TO 92W BY SAT EVE. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.