000 FZNT25 KNHC 111459 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 959 AM EST SUN DEC 11 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...HIGH PRES NE OF THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE E AND DEVELOP A RIDGE AXIS OVER THE NE GULF MON THROUGH WED. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR WEAK RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE BASIN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL FORCE A COLD FRONT SE OVER THE N AND NE GULF WED NIGHT...THEN THE E GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT. THE HIGH BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE N AND CENTRAL GULF THU AND THU NIGHT. .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO THE FL STRAITS WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT WHILE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES E...TO THE N OF THE REGION. THE HIGH WILL SUPPORT AN EXPANDING AREA OF STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS THE WATERS S OF 28N TODAY...BECOMING CONFINED TO THE SE WATERS MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRUSH THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS MON THROUGH TUE. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE NW WATERS THU. .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND E 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.