000 FZNT25 KNHC 222059 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 359 PM EST THU DEC 22 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 WILL DISSECT THE GULF FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO ON FRI THROUGH TUE WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH E TO SE FLOW ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG E WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON SUN AND MON...THEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RELAX ON TUE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE WILL PUSH A STATIONARY FRONT CURRENTLY FROM 31N69W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS EASTWARD AGAIN TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT REACHING FROM 31N60W TO 23N66W ON FRI. FRESH E WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON FRI AND PERSIST THROUGH TUE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.