000 FZNT27 KNHC 130256 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1056 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF RELATED TO AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO UPPER MEXICAN COAST WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS THROUGH LATE MON. A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL MAINTAIN GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.