000 FZNT27 KNHC 170850 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 450 AM EDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MERGE WITH A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TODAY. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 30N88W TO 24N94W TUE MORNING...THEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 19N93W WED MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL THROUGH THU MORNING AND BECOME DIFFUSE FRI. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 0 TO 1 FT.