000 FZNT25 KNHC 270256 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 956 PM EST WED DEC 26 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...STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE E OF AREA THU. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE GULF WATERS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AND FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N78W TO SOUTH FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU EVENING...THEN WEAKEN FROM 26N65W TO EASTERN CUBA FRI. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF FLORIDA SAT AND EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA SUN. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...S OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.