000 FZNT27 KNHC 050942 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 441 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGING EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN ATLC WESTWARD ALONG 28N TO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN FRI THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF LATE THIS EVENING...THEN REACH FROM SW LOUISIANA TO SE TEXAS BY DAYBREAK FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES SURGES S BEHIND IT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA WESTERN PANHANDLE SW TO NEAR 26N95W AND TO THE SW GULF BY DAYBREAK SAT BEFORE IT BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN AND WEAKEN ON SUN AS LIFTING SLIGHTLY NORTHWARD. LOW PRES EXPECTED FORM ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 26N95W WILL TRACK NE TOWARDS S CENTRAL LOUISIANA THROUGH LATE SUN WHILE WEAKENING. STRONG N TO NE WINDS WILL FOLLOW IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH POSSIBLE BRIEF INSTANCES OF SPEEDS TO GALE FORCE ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST FRI NIGHT INTO EARLY SAT. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON...REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY LATE MON. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW RESULTING IN LARGE SEAS WILL FOLLOW IN BEHIND THIS FRONT. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST N OF 27N... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST N OF 27N AREAS OF DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1 NM THIS MORNING. S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST AREAS OF DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1 NM THIS MORNING. S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.