000 FZNT25 KNHC 130214 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1014 PM EDT THU MAY 12 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 WEAK SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE W ATLANTIC WESTWARD TO A 1019 MB HIGH CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF NEAR 29N84W THEN ALONG 29N TO COASTAL E TEXAS. THIS RIDGE WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT FOLLOWED BY WEAK HIGH PRES THAT SETTLES IN ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE E GULF BY MON WITH SE MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL FRESH RETURN FLOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN WATERS. A DIURNAL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO FORM ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD IN THE EVENING HOURS AND SHIFT WESTWARD ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE OVERNIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .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 TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL WEAKEN THROUGH FRI NIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE N-CENTRAL WATERS ON SAT WITH ANOTHER WEAK FRONTAL IMPULSE MOVING ACROSS THE NW WATERS SAT NIGHT...THEN MERGING WITH THE REMNANTS OF THE FIRST FRONT LATE SUN. THE NEW MERGED FRONT WILL REACH THE NE PORTION OF THE BASIN ON MON AND STALL NE OF THE BAHAMAS. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH S OF 30N TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS ALONG 73W WILL DRIFT W ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS THROUGH FRI WHILE WEAKENING. A WEAK HIGH PRES WILL SET UP ACROSS THE BASIN ON SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND S 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.