Expires:200803151000;;622934 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. $$ TXZ245>247-151000- ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKPORT...REFUGIO...WOODSBORO... PORT LAVACA...PORT O'CONNOR...SEADRIFT 336 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60 INLAND...IN THE MID 60S COAST. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S INLAND...IN THE LOWER 80S COAST. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S INLAND...IN THE LOWER 60S COAST. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS WARM. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WINDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH BECOMING 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WINDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S INLAND...IN THE UPPER 70S COAST. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. .TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. BREEZY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S INLAND...IN THE UPPER 50S COAST. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. .THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S INLAND...AROUND 60 COAST. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. $$