000 FZNT25 KNHC 130200 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1000 PM EDT WED MAR 12 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 TROUGH WILL MOVE E THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS EARLY TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY A STRONG COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME E ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON FRI AND SE ON SAT AND SUN. A SECOND WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE SE GULF WATERS ON MON. .OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATERS N OF THE BAHAMAS AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST EARLY TONIGHT...AND PASSING THROUGH THE BAHAMA CHANNEL LATE TONIGHT. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA ON SAT THEN WEAKEN ON SUN ALLOWING A SECOND COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST LATE SUN NIGHT...AND PASS THROUGH THE BAHAMA CHANNEL ON MON. ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.