000 FZNT25 KNHC 190832 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 432 AM EDT WED OCT 19 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 RIDGE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT...RETREATING E THU AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF. THE COLD FRONT WILL RACE E REACHING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA ON FRI NIGHT AND PASS THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT NIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT OFF THE COAST OF VERACRUZ STARTING FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD DOWN IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT SUN. .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL EARLY MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR 24N68.5W 1004 MB WILL MOVE NE THROUGH EARLY TODAY...THEN WILL MOVE NW THU BEFORE EXITING OFF TO THE E-NE INTO THE WEEKEND. FRESH TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR MAINLY ON THE NW SIDE OF THE LOW...AND THE LOW HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. LARGE NE SWELL WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE BY THE END OF WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE BASIN THIS WEEKEND. .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.