000 FZNT25 KNHC 250920 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 420 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...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 PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION THROUGH SAT...THEN RETREAT EASTWARD AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN AFTERNOON...REACH FROM NEAR NEW ORLEANS TO VERACRUZ MEXICO EARLY MON...THEN BEGIN TO STALL AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THROUGH 25N90W TO WEAK LOW PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE. MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH POSSIBLE AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS OVER PORTION OF THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT INTO MON. WINDS QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE MON INTO TUE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION THROUGH SUN...THEN RETREAT EASTWARD MON AND TUE AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N... AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N... AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.