000 FZNT25 KNHC 040837 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 437 AM EDT WED APR 4 2012 ...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 WEAK RIDGE CENTERED ACROSS THE W ATLC WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH WED BEFORE SHIFTING WELL E OF AREA THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS THU AND FRI THEN MOVE S AND REACH THE SOUTHERN WATERS LATE FRI AS HIGH PRES REBUILDS ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE N. .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 29N73W DOMINATES THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE ZONE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE N WATERS WED NIGHT TO THE S OF NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL REACH NEAR THE N BORDER OF AREA THU. A LOW PRES SYSTEM AND TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO NW PORTIONS LATE FRI AND REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE SAT. .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.