000 FZNT27 KNHC 230856 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 456 AM EDT WED OCT 23 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 FRONT FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO WILL OVERTAKE A STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR TARPON SPRINGS FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO LATER TODAY. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE FAR SW GULF OF MEXICO BY LATE TODAY. HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE DEEP SOUTH STATES FRI WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE GULF INTO SUNDAY. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.