000 FZNT25 KNHC 270940 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 540 AM EDT MON MAR 27 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...HIGH PRES RIDGING FROM THE WESTERN ATLC WILL PROMOTE E TO SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE GULF THROUGH THU. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES AND DEEPENING LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL BEGIN TO TIGHTEN ON TUE AFTERNOON RESULTING IN SE WINDS TO INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THU. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF EARLY ON THU...AND MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH FRI WHILE WEAKENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO FRESH TO STRONG INTENSITY AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER THE N CENTRAL AND NE WATERS THU THROUGH FRI. A THERMAL TROUGH WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE EACH NIGHT THIS WEEK. .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N... AND 2 FT OR LESS N OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N...AND SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N...AND 2 FT OR LESS N OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N...AND SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N...AND 2 FT OR LESS N OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N...E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N...AND 2 FT OR LESS N OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N... AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S OF 25N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N... AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE NW ATLC AND BROAD LOW PRES E OF THE BAHAMAS WITH ITS CENTER NEAR 24N69W 1008 MB WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN GALE FORCE NE TO E WINDS N OF THE LOW. THE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE NE ZONES UNTIL TUE AS THE LOW TRACKS N THEN NE...EXITING THE FORECAST WATERS ON TUE AS WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGING SETTLES IN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THU. THE RIDGING WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT SHIFTS EASTWARD THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT MOVES ACROSS THE SE UNITED STATES. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP OVER THE NW PORTION ON FRI AHEAD OF THE FRONT. LARGE NORTHERLY SWELL WILL LINGER IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA N OF 22N BEFORE MOVING E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL N OF 27N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND S 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL N OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL N OF 27N. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .FRI...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.