000 FZNT25 KNHC 032108 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 508 PM EDT WED MAY 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...SE WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF TONIGHT...THEN CROSS THE BASIN BY FRI NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONT STRETCHING FROM 31N72W TO GRAND BAHAMA WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. S WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NW WATERS TONIGHT AND THU BEFORE A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST FRI MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT N OF 28N. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS HIGH PRES FOLLOWS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.