000 FZNT25 KNHC 092130 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU OCT 9 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...HIGH PRES OF 1020 MB CENTERED OVER THE FAR NE GULF WITH A RIDGE WSW TO THE NW GULF WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THE RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO RETREAT EASTWARD SUN THROUGH MON AS THE SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT APPROACHES EASTERN TEXAS. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF ON TUE. THE FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WITH GALE FORCE NW TO N WINDS POSSIBLE OVER A PORTION OF THE SW GULF. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA WILL LIFT NORTHWARD TONIGHT INTO FRI ALLOWING FOR A BROAD TROUGH TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE E. LOW PRES ALONG THE TROUGH MAY POSSIBLY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION AS IT MOVES NW OVER OR JUST E OF THE FAR EASTERN PORTION THROUGH SUN. THE TROUGH OR DEVELOPED LOW IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT E OF THE FORECAST WATERS SUN NIGHT INTO MON AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FAR NW WATERS LATE TUE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .SAT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.