000 FZNT25 KNHC 160919 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 519 AM EDT FRI OCT 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 WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA WSW TO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL BECOME DIFFUSE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE SE U.S. WILL STRENGTHEN NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF THIS WEEKEND. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NW WINDS ARE EXPECTED SAT THROUGH TUE IN THE SW GULF NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO. BROAD STRONG WIND FIELD TO PREVAIL ACROSS THE ENTIRE BASIN MON-WED FOR VERY HIGH SEAS. .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N69W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL STALL IN THE NW BASIN FRIDAY WHILE WEAKENING...DISSIPATING BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. A STRONG HIGH BUILDING S OUT OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL BLAST A SECOND FRONT INTO THE NW BASIN LATE SAT THROUGH MON MORNING...SIGNIFICANTLY TIGHTENING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE BASIN. A LONG FETCH OF NE TO ENE WINDS WILL ENTER THE AREA NW OF FRONT AND INTO FLORIDA COASTLINE...THROUGH THE STRAITS AND WESTERN PORTION OF THE GREAT BAHAMA BANK. GOOD POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF 30 KT WINDS WITH GALE WARNING FORCE GUSTS BETWEEN 72W AND FLORIDA MON MORNING WITH MAX SEAS BUILDING TO 10-13 FT. .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 13 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N... AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N.