000 FZNT27 KNHC 130201 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1001 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WILL MOVE E THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS EARLY TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL QUICKLY PASS SE OF THE GULF OF MEXICO BY SUNRISE THU. SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF WATERS THU NIGHT...AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE FRI NIGHT. A SECOND WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SUN...AND MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE SE GULF ON MON. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.