000 FZNT25 KNHC 131454 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1054 AM EDT WED MAR 13 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...FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE E GULF THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE N GULF WATERS. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY THIS WEEKEND. .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...LARGE NE SWELLS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE ENTIRE BASIN E OF THE BAHAMAS WHILE SUBSIDING THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA THIS EVENING...FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA THU MORNING...FROM 24N65W TO HAITI FRI BEFORE STALLING ALONG 22N SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT BRINGING AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE N WATERS. .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.