000 FZNT25 KNHC 160924 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 524 AM EDT MON APR 16 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...PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN COLD FRONT ENTERING WESTERN ZONES TODAY AND HIGH PRES OVER WESTERN ATLANTIC WHICH HAS PROCUCED VERY STRONG WINDS AND SEAS TO 10 FT FINALLY RELAXES AS HIGH PRES WEAKENS SIGNIFICANTLY. COLD FRONT BRIEFLY STALLS OFF TEXAS COAST TUE...WEAKENS AND SHIFTS NE WED AND WED NIGHT. REMNANTS OF FRONT DISSIPATE OVER N FLORIDA ON THU AS ATLC RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS COASTAL PLAINS. .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE HIGH PRES CENTER AT 31N67W EXTEND RIDGE ALONG 31N PRODUCING MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZE E OF 70W WHILE MODERATE E TO SE FLOW W OF 70W...EXCEPT STRONGER OVER BAHAMAS. LINGERING NE SWELL S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDE BELOW 8 FT THROUGH FRI. .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.