000 FZNT25 KNHC 260902 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 502 AM EDT WED OCT 26 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...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL PERSIST FROM THE CAROLINAS TO THE COAST OF TEXAS THROUGH FRI...THEN WEAKEN SOME SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. THIS WILL INCREASE THE NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. STRONG E WINDS WILL SPREAD W INTO THE CENTRAL GULF FRI AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH SAT. .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A SHEARLINE FROM 25N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THU EVENING. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 28N AND BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH EARLY WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THU WITH STRONG NE WINDS...DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY THROUGH FRI. A NEW HIGH CENTER IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST ON SAT WHICH WILL RE-ENFORCE THE WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA S OF 28N...THEN DIMINISH SAT NIGHT INTO SUN AS THE HIGH WEAKEN. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE FROM E TO W ACROSS THE SE WATERS FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN. .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 78W S OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 78W S OF 27N. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N... AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 78W S OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 78W S OF 27N. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 78W S OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 78W S OF 27N. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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.