000 FZNT27 KNHC 261502 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1002 AM EST MON NOV 26 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW HAS INCREASED TO 20 KT IN THE NW GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH THE TX COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO TUE MORNING...AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO TUE EVENING THEN STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH LATE WED. MODERATE TO FRESH N WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. SOUTHERLY WINDS RETURN TO THE NW GULF FRI. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 0 TO 1 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.