000 FZNT25 KNHC 261426 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1026 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 SUPPORTING ENHANCED NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH FRI NIGHT. STRONG E WINDS WILL SPREAD W INTO THE SOUTH-CENTRAL GULF FRI THROUGH SAT. WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISH SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS THE HIGH WEAKENS. .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .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 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...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 25N65W AND SHEARLINE FROM 25N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THU EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE OVER THE AREA W OF THE FRONT AND SHEARLINE THROUGH THU WITH STRONG NE WINDS...DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY ON FRI. A NEW HIGH CENTER WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST ON SAT...RE- ENFORCING THE WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA S OF 28N. WINDS THEN DIMINISH SAT NIGHT INTO SUN AS THE HIGH WEAKENS. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE FROM E TO W ACROSS THE SE WATERS FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN. .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 3 TO 5 FT.