000 FZNT27 KNHC 191445 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1045 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO WILL STALL FROM TAMPA BAY TO TAMPICO MEXICO TONIGHT...THEN MERGE WITH A REINFORCING FRONT WED AND EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE REGION THU. HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NORTHERN GULF FRI AND SAT WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.