000 FZNT25 KNHC 140904 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 404 AM EST THU NOV 14 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 EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE ACROSS THE SW GULF LATER THIS MORNING. A TROUGH IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH 48 HOURS. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TROUGH AND ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF BY SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO REACH THE NW GULF ON MON. .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N65W THROUGH THE NW BAHAMAS INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL REACH THE SE WATERS THIS EVENING THEN STALL OVER THE SE BAHAMAS AND EASTERN CUBA WHILE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE FOLLOW THE FRONT. THESE STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST ON FRI AS HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT MOVES EWD ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC. THEN...WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION SAT THROUGH MON. .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...S OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.