000 FZNT25 KNHC 170242 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 942 PM EST SAT FEB 16 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 COLD FRONT IN THE FAR SE GULF WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF WATERS BY MIDNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL SHIFT ACROSS THE N PART OF THE AREA INTO N FLORIDA BY SUN NIGHT. THIS WILL HELP FOR SLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN AND SPREADING E THROUGH MON. A WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF EARLY TUE. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SOUTHERN TEXAS EARLY WED WHERE IT WILL STALL AND LIFT NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT WED NIGHT...LIFTING N OF THE AREA THU. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE SUN. A SECOND COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N75W TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EASTWARD...MERGING WITH THE FIRST FRONT SUN NIGHT FROM 25N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 23N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE MON NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA WED...EXTENDING FROM 31N65W TO 29N79W THU MORNING. ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON... SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...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. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.