Expires:200803151000;;622940 FZNT27 KNHC 142037 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE... SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND SAT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS SAT NIGHT THEN BEGIN TO STALL FROM S FLORIDA TO TEXAS SUN. STRONG TO NEAR GALE RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP ON MON AND TUE AHEAD OF A SECOND FRONT WHICH MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED WITH WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE WRN GULF. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WINDS BECOME N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR THE MID 70S. $$ TXZ229-151000- LA SALLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTULLA...ENCINAL 336 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .TONIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS WARM. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. .MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A LESS THAN 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGHS AROUND 80. .TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. BREEZY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. $$