000 FZNT27 KNHC 202106 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 406 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE GULF BY MIDDAY FRI. WINDS TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF THIS EVENING INTO FRI. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. MODERATE TO FRESH SE TO S WILL RETURN TO THE WESTERN GULF BY MON. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.