000 FZNT25 KNHC 242139 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 439 PM EST WED FEB 24 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 AND PRE-FRONTAL SQUALL LINE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE SE GULF WILL MOVE QUICKLY E INTO THE SW N ATLC TONIGHT. FRESH S TO SW WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME NORTHERLY WITH NEAR GALE TO GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS NE PORTIONS DIMINISHING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. OTHERWISE...STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY THU FROM WEST TO EAST. SUBSIDING OVER THE W GULF TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE OVER TEXAS. MOSTLY MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST ON THU AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN ACROSS THE NORTH-CENTRAL WATERS. THE HIGH WILL DRIFT E DURING THE WEEKEND WITH MAINLY MODERATE ANTICYCLONIC FLOW ACROSS THE GULF FRI THROUGH SUN. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT AND PRE-FRONTAL SQUALL LINE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE SE GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE QUICKLY E AND INTO THE SW N ATLC TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME W TO NW BEHIND THE FRONT. GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE WILL OCCUR JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT THIS EVENING AND BEHIND THE FRONT N OF 27N TONIGHT. THEREAFTER...FRESH TO STRONG W TO NW WINDS WILL PERSIST MAINLY N OF 28N W OF THE FRONT THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES WILL GRADUALLY BUILD E ACROSS THE SW N ATLC DURING THE WEEKEND WITH MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH NW WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE... SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS...THEN...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.