000 FZNT25 KNHC 031516 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1016 AM EST FRI MAR 3 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF WATERS TODAY. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT...WITH THESE CONDITIONS SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON MON WITH NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF ON TUE WITH WINDS WEAKENING ACROSS THE BASIN AHEAD OF IT. .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N67W TO SOUTH FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI NIGHT...AND THEN WEAKEN FROM 24N65W TO E CUBA ON SAT NIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP N OF THE BAHAMAS ON SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST WATERS AS A RIDGE DEVELOPS FROM BERMUDA TO PORT CANAVERAL FLORIDA ON TUE NIGHT. .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N... AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.