000 FZNT27 KNHC 252118 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 418 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH THE NW GULF THIS EVENING EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO TONIGHT AND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED THEN EXIT THE REGION WED NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ MEXICO SAT. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH GUSTY WINDS TO GALE FORCE. .WED...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.