000 FZNT25 KNHC 170314 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1014 PM EST MON FEB 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 COLD FRONT FROM NEW ORLEANS SW TO INLAND THE NE COAST OF MEXICO WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA SW TO 26N93W TO NE MEXICO NEAR 24N97W LATE TONIGHT...FROM TAMPA SW TO 24N91W TO VERACRUZ EARLY TUE AFTERNOON...FROM NAPLES SW TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT...AND TO SE OF THE GULF EARLY ON WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT. THE RESULTING TIGHT PRES GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO BRING STRONG TO MINIMAL GALE FORCE NW TO N WINDS ALONG THE COAST OF VERACRUZ LATE TUE NIGHT INTO EARLY WED AFTERNOON. THE HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT TO THE EASTERN PORTION FRI AND FRI NIGHT PRODUCING A VERY TIGHT GRADIENT OF FRESH TO STRONG E TO SE FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE GULF. THIS FLOW WILL WEAKEN ON SAT AS THE GRADIENT RELAXES SOME. .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 24N65W TO 23N70W WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM THE FAR SE S PORTIONS THROUGH TUE MORNING. INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER NW WATERS TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION TUE. THAT FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO EASTERN CUBA WED NIGHT...FROM NEAR 26N65W TO HISPANIOLA NEAR 20N71W THU NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO A SHEAR LINE AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 24N65W TO NEAR 20N70W FRI AND SAT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE FAR NORTHERN FORECAST WATERS AHEAD OF THE FRONT INTO WED. ...GALE WARNING N OF 30N... .OVERNIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...S OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT N OF 30N SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT N OF 30N. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF 30N E OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT N OF 30N E OF 78W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 9 TO 12 FT N OF 27N. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N.