000 FZNT25 KNHC 130207 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1907 PM EDT SUN OCT 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 RIDGE FROM THE NE GULF TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL MAINTAIN RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AS A STATIONARY FRONT REMAINS ALONG AND NEAR THE TEXAS COASTLINE. RETURN FLOW IN IN INCREASES IN THE NW GULF TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON AFTERNOON OR EVENING...AND QUICKLY REACH FROM THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA BORDER TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO EARLY TUE MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA WED...AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT EXITS TO THE SE OF THE AREA THROUGH THU. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT NEAR THE COAST OF VERACRUZ TUE LATE AND TUE NIGHT. .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM GONZALO NEAR 16.6N 60.2W 1002 MB AT 13/0300 UTC MOVING W 10 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. GONZALO WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT REACHES NEAR 16.9N 61.9W EARLY MON WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT...NEAR 17.7N 63.8W MON EVENING WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT...AND INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE NEAR 18.8N 65.3W EARLY TUE WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. GONZALO IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT REACHES NEAR 20.0N 66.5W TUE EVENING WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT...REACH NEAR 22.5N 68.0W WED EVENING WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT. GONZALO WILL TURN WED NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN SOME BEFORE TRACKING NE THU THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION WED...WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N73W TO WESTERN CUBA THU...AND FROM NEAR 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI. .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.