000 FZNT27 KNHC 200218 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1018 PM 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 WEAK COLD FRONT MEANDERING ACROSS THE GULF FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO EXTREME SE TEXAS WILL STALL OVERNIGHT...THEN MERGE WITH A REINFORCING FRONT THAT WILL SINK S INTO THE NW GULF WED MORNING...AND MOVE SE AND REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO WED NIGHT...REACH FROM NW COAST OF CUBA TO NE MEXICO THU LATE BEFORE DISSIPATING THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NORTHERN GULF FRI AND SAT WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.