000 FZNT25 KNHC 120309 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1009 PM EST FRI MAR 11 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 EXTENDING FROM LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND DRIFT E THROUGH SAT...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE NE GULF BY SUN. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SAT. THEN...A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH TUE...WITH MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO REACH THE N WATERS TUE NIGHT INTO WED. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER NORTHERN WATERS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC SAT MORNING. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS LATE MON. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 3 FT N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.