000 FZNT25 KNHC 060835 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 335 AM EST MON MAR 6 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...MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL END BY SUNRISE. FRESH TO STRONG E TO SE RETURN FLOW FORECAST ELSEWHERE THROUGH TODAY WITH THE PRES GRADIENT RELAXING TONIGHT. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND MOVE W ACROSS THE SW GULF LATE EACH NIGHT INTO EARLY MORNING ACCOMPANIED BY A FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WIND SHIFT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF ON TUE EVENING...REACH THE CENTRAL GULF ON WED...STALL ALONG 23N ON THU WITH THE REMNANTS DRIFTING N ON FRI. ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA UNTIL SUNRISE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT EXITING THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS FROM THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NE WINDS AND LARGE SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE FROM THE N THROUGH TUE AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP N OF THE BAHAMAS. A RIDGE WILL DEVELOP FROM BERMUDA TO PORT CANAVERAL FLORIDA ON TUE NIGHT THEN SHIFT E ON WED ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA ON THU THEN STALL ALONG 27N ON FRI. .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.