000 FZNT25 KNHC 311440 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1040 AM EDT MON OCT 31 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 N OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO CONTROL THE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE BASIN. STRONG WINDS OFF VERACRUZ WILL DIMINISH LATER TODAY. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG E WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE SE WATERS INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP S ACROSS THE BASIN USHERING IN FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF BY THE END OF THE WEEK. .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE LOW NEAR 21N66W WILL DRIFT S-SW THROUGH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM THE NW. MODERATE TO FRESH NE-E FLOW WILL PREVAIL BY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WED AS THE HIGH CONTINUES TO BUILD DOWN...THEN WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION BY FRI MORNING...REACHING FROM 31N72W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE FRI NIGHT. .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.