000 FZNT25 KNHC 220301 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1001 PM EST TUE FEB 21 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 TROUGH ALONG SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND SE LOUISIANA WILL RACE E AND MERGE WITH A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDING S FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE. A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE MERGED FRONT NEAR 28N84W WED MORNING. THE LOW WILL MOVE SE AND CROSS FLORIDA ALONG 27N WED NIGHT DRAGGING THE FRONT THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS THROUGH EARLY THU. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW BASIN FRI NIGHT...EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO SAT EVENING AND MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN FLORIDA AND THE STRAITS SUN AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE LOW AT 18N60W WILL MOVE E AND DRAG A COLD FRONT THROUGH TROPICAL WATERS THROUGH WED WHEN IT WILL STALL WHILE IT WEAKENS TO DISSIPATE THU MORNING. A SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE E ACROSS FLORIDA ON THU...THEN TURN N ALONG 79W ON FRI...CROSS 30N77W ON FRI NIGHT WHILE DRAGGING A COLD FRONT E THROUGH THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SUN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.