000 FZNT25 KNHC 230228 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1028 PM EDT SUN APR 22 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 REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SE THROUGH THE GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND MON. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE SE OF AREA MON NIGHT. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH FROM W TO E THROUGH MON NIGHT WITH INCREASING SE FLOW RETURNING TO THE NW WATERS TUE AND SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE WED AS A RIDGE DEVELOPS FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND. .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N77W TO 23N80W WILL REACH A POSITION FROM 31N70W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE MON EVENING AND FROM 31N74W TO HISPANIOLA TUE EVENING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH OVER THE SE WATERS N OF PUERTO RICO LATE WED INTO THU AS IT THEN BEGINS TO MOVE BACK W. .OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.