000 FZNT25 KNHC 020822 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 422 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 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 WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF FROM NEAR PORT CHARLOTTE FLORIDA TO 26N89W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TODAY. ELSEWHERE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER MUCH OF THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. A WEAK TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN...BUT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES WESTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS MON INTO EARLY TUE. .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT REACHING FROM 31N72W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT SE TODAY AND MERGE WITH A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA. THE MERGED FRONT WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH AS IT SHIFTS SE THROUGH SUNDAY. THE TROUGH WILL SHIFT NW AGAIN MON AND TUE INTO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...BEFORE DEEPENING INTO A LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS TUE NIGHT AND SHIFTING N TO 31N75W WED. .TODAY...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.