000 FZNT25 KNHC 170301 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1001 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...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 WILL DOMINATE THE WESTERN HALF OF THE GULF. AN INVERTED TROUGH IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG 89W WHERE IT WILL MEANDER THROUGH TUE NIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE EASTWARD ON WED AND DISSIPATE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N62W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL BE REINFORCING TONIGHT BY A SECOND COLD FRONT THAT STRETCHES FROM 31N69W TO SE FLORIDA. THE MERGED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SE WATERS ON SAT AND WILL BE EAST OF AREA ON SUN. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA SUN...EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO E CUBA ON SUN NIGHT...AND PASS THROUGH SE WATERS ON MON. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS ON MON REACHING NEAR BERMUDA ON TUE NIGHT WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING TOWARD FLORIDA. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA BY WED. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...S OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.