000 FZNT25 KNHC 220238 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 938 PM EST THU NOV 21 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 RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WILL MAINTAIN GENTLE TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRI. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT...REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N96W TO 19N95W BY SAT NIGHT... THEN STALL ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NEAR 24N96W BY SUN NIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. WEAK LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF BY MON BRINGING A SECOND SURGE OF NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH SAT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH THE FAR NW CORNER EARLY ON SUN AND EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY SUN NIGHT. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SE WHILE THE SOUTHERN PORTION WILL STALL ALONG 24N-25N BY MON NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND RAISING SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND N 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.