000 FZNT25 KNHC 170839 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 439 AM EDT WED APR 17 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...THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL RESIDE ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF A LARGE SURFACE RIDGE ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. RESULTING GRADIENT WILL KEEP A GENERALLY LIGHT EASTERLY FLOW IN PLACE...OUTSIDE OF LOCALLY ONSHORE FLOW NEAR THE COAST EACH AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEA-BREEZE. .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...MEANDERING STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 30N WILL DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING S IN THE NW ATLC THU NIGHT AND FRI WILL STRENGTHEN TRADE WINDS S OF 25N THIS WEEKEND. .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.