000 FZNT25 KNHC 022144 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 444 PM 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 EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA NEAR TAMPA TO CENTRAL GULF NEAR 26N90W TO NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS AT 27N97W. COLD FRONT WILL DISSIPATE ACROSS SE PART EARLY THU. NEXT 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. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE U.S COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N69W TO NEAR WEST PALM BEACH TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N67W TO 25N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU...AND N OF AREA WITH SOUTHERN TIP AT 31N59W. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SE U.S. COAST THU NIGHT. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE OUT AHEAD OF THE SECOND FRONT ACROSS NW PORTIONS. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N77W TO VERO BEACH FRI...AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N63W TO 25N72W SAT...AND DISSIPATE BY SUN. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND W 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.