000 FZNT25 KNHC 020948 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 448 AM EST WED MAR 2 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 ALONG THE COASTS OF SW LOUISIANA AND TEXAS WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON ...THEN WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES THE EASTERN GULF THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO E OF THE AREA BY EARLY ON THU. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BRIEFLY FOLLOW THE FRONT TODAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT...AND QUICKLY MOVE E OF THE AREA BY FRI NIGHT FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT. .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS E OF 85W. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT E OF THE THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S COAST AND NW PORTION THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N73W TO NEAR WEST PALM BEACH THIS EVENING...THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N66W TO 26N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY THU...AND FROM NEAR 29N65W TO 25N72W AND STATIONARY TO 24N75W FRI WITH ITS WESTERN PORTION LIFTING BACK N AS A WARM FRONT N OF THE BAHAMAS. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SE U.S. COAST THU NIGHT. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN THE NW PORTION. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N75W TO VERO BEACH FRI...AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 28N65W TO 25N67W SAT...AND DISSIPATE BY SUN. .TODAY...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N ...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .FRI...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.