000 FZNT27 KNHC 301453 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 953 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS WILL RACE SE AND MERGE WITH THE FRONTAL TROUGH FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ON TUE AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS FROM THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TO SE TEXAS. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SW GULF ON WED AND LIFT NE DRAGGING ANOTHER COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE FRI. GALE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SW GULF TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.