000 FZNT27 KNHC 120309 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1009 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2016 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND DRIFT E THROUGH SAT...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE NE GULF BY SUN. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SAT. THEN...A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH TUE...WITH MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO REACH THE N WATERS TUE NIGHT INTO WED. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.