000 FZNT27 KNHC 060247 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 947 PM EST SAT JAN 5 2013 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A PERSISTENT FRONTAL TROUGH LIES OVER THE WESTERN GULF FROM 28N94W TO 19N93W WITH LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR 25N95W. A REINFORCING SURGE OF COOLER AIR ON SUN WILL PUSH THE TROUGH AND LOW INTO THE E GULF WATERS BY EARLY MON WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON TUE NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE ON WED NIGHT...AND FROM THE W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU NIGHT. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.