000 FZNT27 KNHC 181452 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1052 AM EDT WED APR 18 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES 1013 MB AT 30N87W TO 24N91W THEN STATIONARY TO 18N93W. THE LOW PRES AND THE COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY DRIFT THROUGH THE NE GULF THROUGH THU. A STRONGER COLD FRONT ENTER WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND REACH FROM LOW PRES CENTER 1004 MB NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO 18N95W EARLY SAT. EXPECT STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS BUILD SEAS TO 15 FT BEHIND FRONT BEFORE IT EXITS BASIN LATE SUN. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.