000 FZNT25 KNHC 150842 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 442 AM EDT THU MAY 15 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 STRONG COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL CONTINUE TO THE E...PUSHING E OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE FAR SW GULF WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE BASIN BEHIND THE FRONT FRI THROUGH MON NIGHT. .TODAY...E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW UNDER RIDGING WILL INCREASE IN THE NW PORTION TODAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE W. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION THIS EVENING...EXTENDING FROM 31N80W TO 27N80W LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKENING FROM 31N74W TO 27N76W TO 23N79W LATE FRI NIGHT...FROM 31N70W TO THE SE BAHAMAS BY SUN MORNING...THEN FROM JUST W OF BERMUDA TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS BY MON MORNING. .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N... BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT... NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.