000 FZNT25 KNHC 060856 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 356 AM EST WED JAN 6 2016 ...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...STRONG NE WINDS IN THE NE GULF WILL SHIFT W ACROSS THE N CENTRAL WATERS TODAY THEN DIMINISH TO FRESH WINDS TONIGHT AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE E ACROSS NORTHERN NW WATERS THU AND FRI FROM TEXAS TO NORTHERN FLORIDA...WITH A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR 27N90W. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT...REACH FROM NEW ORLEANS TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT...THEN STALL FROM TAMPA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN NIGHT. .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 26N65W TO A WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 22N79W. THE LOW WILL DEEEPEN NEAR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATER TODAY AND MOVE NE ALONG SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING NE TOWARD BERMUDA...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS DEVELOPING OVER FORECAST WATERS N AND NE OF THE LOW. THE LOW IS EXPECTED NEAR 31N69W THU EVENING AND PASS NEAR BERMUDA LATE THU NIGHT WHILE TRAILING A COLD FRONT S TO EASTERN HISPANIOLA. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST ON SUN. .TODAY...S OF 27N...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N... AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. N OF 27N... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.