000 FZNT25 KNHC 230154 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 854 PM EST MON FEB 22 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...RIDGING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY EARLY WED...AND SWEEP SE OF THE AREA BY WED NIGHT. WINDS TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER MUCH OF THE NW AND WESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT AND WED. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH WED NIGHT AND THU AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT E TUE AHEAD OF A DEEPENING LOW PRES AREA MOVING WELL THE NW THROUGH MID WEEK. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE W OF 75W TUE NIGHT AND WED AHEAD OF AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST LATE WED. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND OCCASIONAL GUSTY WINDS TO GALE FORCE WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT OVER THE WATERS N OF 27N W OF 75W WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N70W TO THE SE BAHAMAS BY LATE THU...AND STALL FROM 28N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WITH RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE COLD FRONT N OF 27N WED NIGHT INTO THU. WINDS AND SEAS N OF 27N DIMINISH SOME THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND S 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.