000 FZNT25 KNHC 030215 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1015 PM EDT SAT APR 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 FROM VENICE FLORIDA TO THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 21N89W WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY SUN MORNING...THEN MOVE SE OF THE BASIN ON SUN. STRONG TO OCCASIONAL NEAR GALE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT WITH SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING ACROSS THE S-CENTRAL AND SW WATERS. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS ON SUN EVENING LATE AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE TUE NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE N-CENTRAL GULF ON WED NIGHT. .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE FROM 27N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT E-SE THROUGH SUN AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N80W TO CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N70W TO 25N80W EARLY SUN...REACH FROM 30N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA ON SUN NIGHT...STALL BRIEFLY FROM 28N65W THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY MON...MOVE E AGAIN MON NIGHT REACHING FROM 29N65W TO E CUBA ON TUE...AND THEN BEGIN TO STALL FROM 24N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE ON WED. .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND W 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND N 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.