000 FZNT25 KNHC 200854 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 354 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...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 WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD. LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD AGAIN N OF THE AREA LATE MON INTO TUE WITH A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR. THIS WILL INCREASE THE NORTHERLY WINDS SOME LATE MON THROUGH WED. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS WED NIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY FRI. .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N60W TO 27N73W TO 28N78W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL OVERTAKE THIS OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY MON. THE NEW COLD FRONT WILL REACH A POSITION FROM 31N72W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS AND SOUTH FLORIDA MON NIGHT...FROM 31N68W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND CENTRAL CUBA TUE MORNING...FROM 31N64W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS AND EASTERN CUBA WED MORNING...AND STALL OVER THE SE WATERS THU. A RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG 29N/30N THU. .TODAY...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S OF 27N...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 27N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.