000 FZNT25 KNHC 182023 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 423 PM EDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...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...WEAK HIGH PRES IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT NE TONIGHT. STRONGER HIGH PRES WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S. WED THROUGH FRI. SE FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE AREA SAT AND SUN. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING N OF 29N EAST OF A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W ACROSS THE BAHAMAS TO WESTERN CUBA. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EASTWARD TO EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO 26N71W WED MORNING...WHILE SOUTHERN PORTION GRADUALLY BECOMES DIFFUSE THROUGH WED NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL CLIP THE N PORTION OF THE AREA THU. STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA ALONG 33N WILL STRENGTHEN TRADES ACROSS THE REGION FRI AND SAT. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.