000 FZNT25 KNHC 032105 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 405 PM EST MON MAR 3 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO JUST S OF TAMPICO MEXICO. STRONG TO MINIMAL GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE FAR W CENTRAL GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO DEVELOPING LOW PRES NEAR 23N95W TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE ON TUE. THE LOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE TO THE NE GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA THU. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH FRI. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGING OVER THE AREA WILL SLIDE EASTWARD THROUGH TONIGHT WHILE WEAKENING ALLOWING FOR THE NEXT COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N76W TO 29N81W TUE...AND REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY UNTIL WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT N WED NIGHT AND LOW PRES WILL MOVE NE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST BY THU PUSHING A COLD FRONT BEHIND IT INTO THE AREA FROM NEAR 31N78W TO 29N81W THU NIGHT...AND FROM NEAR 31N69W TO NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE FRI. SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT MAY POSSIBLY INTENSIFY TO STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS FRI. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S OF 27N...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.