000 FZNT27 KNHC 021450 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1050 AM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST TODAY. WINDS WILL REACH GALE FORCE EARLY FRI MORNING OFF THE COAST OF TAMAULIPAS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH AS THE FRONT SHIFTS SE AND WEAKENS THROUGH SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH MON. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL GULF BY FRI AND SHIFT E ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SAT. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE W OF 94W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE W OF 94W ENDING EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.