000 FZNT25 KNHC 120919 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 419 AM EST TUE NOV 12 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 PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE S CENTRAL GULF AND HIGH PRES TO THE N WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH E FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA...JUST SOUTH OF TAMPA BAY TO NE MEXICO NEAR 24N97W THIS EVENING...AND FROM SE FLORIDA AND THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WED MORNING. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL START TO DIMINISH THU THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT MOVES E TO THE CAROLINAS. .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE BREEZES WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION UNTIL A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST LATE TONIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT THAT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE WED...AND LIE FROM NEAR 26N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU BEFORE STALLING AND BECOMING DIFFUSE ALONG 24N FRI. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH SAT. ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE...EXCEPT N OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT N OF 29N AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...S OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.