000 FZNT25 KNHC 111530 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...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...COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO WILL SLOWLY SINK SOUTHWARD THROUGH WED. THE E PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL STALL AS A LOW PRES SYSTEM DEVELOPS NEAR PENSACOLA WED WHILE THE W PORTION IS FORCED QUICKLY SOUTHWARD. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED EVENING AND MOVING SE OF THE AREA BY THU. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND PREVAIL FRI AND SAT. .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS WED NIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT ARE FORECAST TO REACH MINIMAL GALE FORCE ACROSS THE N WATERS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N78W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU MORNING...FROM 30N65W TO EASTERN CUBA FRI MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT WHEN A REINFORCING FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CLIP THE NORTH WATERS. ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.