000 FZNT25 KNHC 042050 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 450 PM EDT THU MAY 4 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 NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA TO JUST S OF VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL SWEEP SE THROUGH THE REMAINING GULF WATERS BY LATE FRI. N WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE WEST CENTRAL AND SW GULF THIS EVENING. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE ALSO EXPECTED THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE FRONT N OF 28N. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH FRI AND SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN VICINITY OF SQUALL LINE N OF 26N E OF 85W. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...S WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST FRI MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEFORE AND AFTER THE FRONT PASSES MAINLY N OF 28N THROUGH LATE SAT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH SAT NIGHT THROUGH LATE MON AS HIGH PRES MOVES OFF THE FLORIDA COAST IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. .TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.