000 FZNT25 KNHC 051450 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 950 AM EST FRI FEB 5 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...THE COLD FRONT ENTERED THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA THIS MORNING. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IS SETTLING IN ACROSS THE AREA ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE GULF. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE SE GULF SAT AND SAT NIGHT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS E OF THE AREA. WINDS AND SEAS INCREASE AGAIN MON AND MON NIGHT MAINLY OVER THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF BEHIND AN EXPECTED STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH TUE. .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N76W TO W CENTRAL CUBA WILL STALL AND WEAKEN FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL BY THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BECOME REINFORCED SAT WITH LOW PRES FORMING NEAR THE NW BAHAMAS EARLY SAT EVENING. THE LOW WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AND SHIFT N OF THE AREA THROUGH EARLY SUN...WHILE THE FRONT MOVES E...AND REACHES FROM NEAR 31N72W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY EARLY MON EVENING...AND FROM FROM NEAR 25N65W TO HAITI BY LATE TUE. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE COAST MON NIGHT. THIS FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM NEAR 31N74W TO WESTERN CUBA BY EARLY TUE. ...GALE WARNING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE N OF 30N LATE SUN AND MON NIGHT... .TODAY...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N W OF 79W. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N W OF 79W. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 79W. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 79W. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 78W. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 78W. .SUN...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT N OF 30N E OF 78W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT N OF 30N E OF 78W. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 27N... SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT N OF 30N. .TUE...S OF 27N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N... W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.