000 FZNT25 KNHC 062104 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 504 PM EDT THU SEP 6 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1011 MB OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF NEAR 28N88W WILL DRIFT S THROUGH FRI...THEN BE PUSHED E AND NE FRI NIGHT AND SAT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE LOW WILL HAVE A POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF SAT NIGHT...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE BY EARLY SUN...AND FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON. MODERATE TO FRESH NW TO N WINDS WILL GRADUALLY VEER NE BEHIND THE FRONT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...THE ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS WILL SINK SOUTH ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS BY THIS WEEKEND...KEEPING WINDS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST OVER THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC. LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM DISTANT HURRICANE LESLIE WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. THE MAIN CONCERN FOR SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THIS WEEKEND WILL BE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS NEAR THE MOUTH OF INLETS DURING OUTGOING TIDES. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N... AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N... AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.