000 FZNT25 KNHC 140938 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 438 AM EST TUE FEB 14 2017 ...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 WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO 27N90W...WHILE A FRONT OVER THE NW GULF EXTENDS TO A 1009 MB OVER SOUTHERN TEXAS. THE COLD FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TODAY WHILE THE WARM FRONT LIFTS N OF THE AREA AND THE LOW PRES TRACKS E NE. A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF TONIGHT...AND QUICKLY REACH FROM WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF EARLY WED...FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WED EVENING...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA ON THU. MINIMAL GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER A PORTION OF THE FAR SW GULF ON WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH THE HIGH CENTER SHIFTING EASTWARD FROM THE NW GULF TO THE NE GULF BY FRI. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SAT AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NE GULF. .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...THE WESTERN PORTION OF A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N65W TO THE NW BAHAMAS AND TO A 1015 MB LOW AT 28N80W WILL BECOME STATIONARY THIS MORNING...AND BEGIN TO DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE REMAINDER OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS N AND NE OF THE BAHAMAS WED THROUGH EARLY FRI. THE FRONT WILL BE PRECEDED BY MINIMAL GALE FORCE SW WINDS. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE BASIN IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT FRI THROUGH SAT ALLOWING FOR MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE NW WATERS WHILE A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE SE U.S. ...GALE WARNING N OF 30N E OF 79W... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SW TO W 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 30N E OF 79W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT N OF 30N E OF 79W. .WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SW TO W 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 30N E OF 79W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT N OF 30N. .THU...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 30 TO 35 KT N OF 30N EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT N OF 30N SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N... AND 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL N OF 27N. .FRI...S OF 27N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.