000 FZNT27 KNHC 060916 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 416 AM EST WED NOV 6 2013 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS EASTERN U.S. IS PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF E GULF WATERS. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL RELAX TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS EARLY TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE THU...AND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI. GALES ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD S ACROSS OFFSHORE MEXICAN WATERS IN THE W AND SW GULF BEHIND FRONT BY THU AFTERNOON AND SPREAD S INTO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH FRI BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE SAT. A TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE FAR SW GULF THROUGH SUN. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.