000 FZNT25 KNHC 062116 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 416 PM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 28N91W TO WESTERN CUBA. THE LOW WILL DRIFT NW AND DISSIPATE BY TONIGHT WHILE THE TROUGH LINGERS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS NE OF THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING HIGH PRES NEAR 28N69W WILL SHIFT E AND GRADUALLY COLLAPSE THROUGH FRI AND ALLOW A COLD FRONT TO BRUSH PAST THE NORTHERN WATERS. A TROUGH ALONG 79W THROUGH THE BAHAMAS WILL DRIFT W AND AMPLIFY THROUGH FRI AS IT MOVES INTO FLORIDA. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS NE OF THE AREA FRI THROUGH SUN. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH NW WATERS TUE. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.