000 FZNT27 KNHC 020936 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 436 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ALONG THE COASTS OF SW LOUISIANA AND TEXAS WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON ...THEN WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES THE EASTERN GULF THIS EVENING AND TO E OF THE AREA BY EARLY ON THU. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BRIEFLY FOLLOW THE FRONT TODAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT...AND QUICKLY MOVE E OF THE AREA BY FRI NIGHT FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 87W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.