000 FZNT25 KNHC 201434 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1034 AM EDT THU OCT 20 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 IN THE NE GULF WILL RETREAT E TODAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF...MOVING INTO THE NW GULF TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL RACE E REACHING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE SW GULF ON FRI NIGHT...PASSING THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT. .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL EARLY MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .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 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...BROAD 1003 MB LOW PRES NEAR 25N73W WILL MOVE N TODAY EXITING OFF TO THE N-NE EARLY IN 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...STALLING FROM NEAR 24N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .THIS AFTERNOON...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. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND N 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.