000 FZNT25 KNHC 262140 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 540 PM EDT THU APR 26 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 RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 27N WILL LIFT N TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY LATE FRI BEFORE BUILDING OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES SAT THROUGH TUE. A TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE SAT THROUGH SUN...INTO THE SE GULF MON...AND INTO THE S CENTRAL GULF TUE. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM HIGH PRES 1023 MB AT 30N65W THROUGH CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL LIFT N TO 30N SAT. A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N65W TO 20N70W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT WITH ITS REMAINS MOVING W THROUGH THE BAHAMAS OVER THE WEEKEND AND TROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY MON. THE RIDGE WILL RETREAT EASTWARD SUN AND MON IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT WILL DROP S INTO THE WATERS BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA. THE FRONT WILL STALL ALONG 29N E OF 70W AND BECOME DIFFUSE BY LATE TUE. .TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.