000 FZNT25 KNHC 082123 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 423 PM EST THU NOV 8 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 WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF THROUGH SUN WITH WINDS GRADUALLY INCREASING LATE FRI THROUGH SUN AS THE PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF MON FOLLOWED BY NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS IN THE W GULF. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 25N94W TO 18N94W BY TUE MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL RECEIVE A REINFORCING PUSH FROM A TROUGH FROM 30N70W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS. THE MERGED FEATURE WILL THEN REACH FROM 22N65W TO THE MONA PASSAGE FRI MORNING...MOVING E OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE W AND NW IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ON THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE HIGH SAT AND SUN... DIMINISHING MON INTO TUE. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL N OF 27N. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.