000 FZNT27 KNHC 171529 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1129 AM EDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM THE SE UNITED STATES SW TO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT NE THROUGH TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR MODERATE RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN GULF WATERS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT...MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE GULF...AND REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS BY FRI MORNING. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA SAT AND SUN. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.