000 FZNT25 KNHC 040206 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1006 PM EDT THU MAY 3 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...HIGH PRES CENTER OVER SW N ATLC 30N76W EXTEND RIDGE W ACROSS N GULF STATES WITH MODERATE SE BREEZE OVER MOST OF BASIN. MID LEVEL TROUGH ALONG 86W N OF 28N CAUSES SMALL AREA OF STRONG TSTMS AND MODERATE TO FRESH SE BREEZE WHICH SHOULD DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH RIDGE EXTENDING W ACROSS N GULF COASTAL WATERS. .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ALONG 31N ENTER NE WATERS TONIGHT...STALL ALONG 25N E OF 70W FRI NIGHT AND DISSIPATE SAT. SURFACE HIGH PRES CENTER SHIFT S ACROSS WESTERN WATERS FRI REACHING NW BAHAMAS THEN BECOME DIFFUSE SAT AS RIDGE EXTEND FROM FLORIDA ACROSS CENTRAL BAHAMAS. STRONGER COLD FRONT ENTER NORTHERN WATERS SAT...EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO NW BAHAMAS SUN AND ACROSS SE BAHAMAS MON AND TUE. .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.