000 FZNT25 KNHC 110942 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 542 AM EDT WED MAY 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...HIGH PRES RIDGING FROM THE WESTERN ATLANTIC EXTENDS WESTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TO NEAR 93W. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT E OF AREA THU NIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES EASTERN TEXAS. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW GULF EARLY ON FRI...THEN QUICKLY EXIT THE GULF FRI NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH SAT NIGHT WITH HIGH CENTER OVER THE CENTRAL GULF. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT TO THE FAR EASTERN GULF BY LATE SUN WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE SE FLOW INCREASING ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL WATERS. .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH FROM 30N66W TO 26N69W AND TO JUST E OF THE SE BAHAMAS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BAHAMAS THROUGH THU...THEN BECOMING DIFFUSE OVER THE WATERS BETWEEN THE BAHAMAS AND S FL ON FRI. A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 31N/32N THROUGH THU NIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING EASTWARD FRI AND SAT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING WEAK COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION SAT AND SAT NIGH. IT WILL BECOME A DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE FAR NW AND FAR WESTERN WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT WHILE THE NORTHERN PART OF THE FRONT EXTENDS NE ACROSS THE NE PART OF THE N CENTRAL WATERS. SHOWER AND TSTM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE WATERS ALONG AND NEAR THE FRONT AND FRONTAL TROUGH. .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 F S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N... NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.