000 FZNT25 KNHC 310331 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1031 PM EST WED JAN 30 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 STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT WITH GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS IN ITS WAKE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON THURSDAY THEN MERGE WITH A STRONGER HIGH CENTER COVERING MUCH OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES ON FRIDAY. GENERAL HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE WATERS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATERS THURSDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...S OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.