000 FZNT25 KNHC 220200 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1000 PM EDT FRI MAR 21 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 RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM THE NE GULF TO THE SW GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF SUN AND STRETCH FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SUN NIGHT AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO NE MEXICO NEAR 24N98W BY LATE MON...THEN MOVE INTO FAR SE WATERS BY LATE TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT TUE AND WED. .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL DISSIPATE BY SAT. SE WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER NW WATERS SAT IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE AREA BY MON...STRETCHING FROM 30N65W TO 29N81W BY LATE MON AND MOVING E OF THE AREA BY TUE. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS TUE AND LIE FROM 31N73W TO 23N80W LATE TUE AND FROM 26N65W TO 20N69W LATE WED. .OVERNIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND S 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND W 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.