000 FZNT27 KNHC 010253 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 953 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 24N80W TO LOW PRESSURE AT 21N94W 1016 MB. THE LOW WILL LIFT N TO 26N94W LATE WED DRAGGING REMNANTS OF THE FRONT N ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS. THE LOW WILL THEN RACE NE AND INLAND NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND ON THU WHILE DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY. THE FRONT WILL RACE SE THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS EARLY FRI. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF ON FRI NIGHT AND SAT. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.