000 FZNT25 KNHC 271538 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1038 AM EST WED JAN 27 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE E FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 22.5N94W TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON. A SURFACE TROUGH LIES ABOUT 180 NM SE OF FRONT...AND WILL SHIFT SE AHEAD OF THE FRONT THROUGH THU NIGHT BEFORE MERGING ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. A SERIES OF WEAK SURFACE LOWS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND RACE NE ACROSS N FLORIDA ON THU...ALLOWING THE FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON THU EVENING. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE FAR SW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE TO NEAR 27N97W ON THU EVENING BEHIND THE FRONT AND THEN SHIFT NE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF REACHING OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA ON SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT WITH MODERATE RETURN ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON SUN. .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS... A RIDGE FROM CENTRAL ATLANTIC THROUGH BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E-SE AHEAD OF A FRONTAL TROUGH MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST THIS MORNING. A SURFACE LOW WILL RACE NE ALONG THE THROUGH THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THU...WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING SE QUICKLY BEHIND THE TROUGH...REACHING FROM 31N78W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA THU EVENING...FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI MORNING... THEN STALL AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN FROM 25N65W TO E COAST OF CUBA SAT MORNING THROUGH SUN. .TODAY...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT... SEAS 3 TO 5 FT UNTIL EARLY MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.