000 FZNT25 KNHC 160218 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1018 PM EDT TUE MAR 15 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...AN E TO W RIDGE FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND WILL SHIFT E AHEAD OF TROUGH MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF EARLY WED. THE TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N GULF THU NIGHT...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI NIGHT AND MOVE E OF THE AREA ON SAT NIGHT FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ON SUN. .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE WILL PERSIST BETWEEN 23N AND 25N THROUGH THU NIGHT WITH A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS PASSING E ACROSS THE WATERS N OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA ON SAT NIGHT AND REACH FROM 31N69W TO 21N76W ON SUN. .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT LATE IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.