000 FZNT25 KNHC 072120 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 420 PM EST MON DEC 7 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...AN OLD STATIONARY FRONT REMAINS FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA KEYS NEAR 25N80W TO 24N86W THEN SW TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA. THIS FRONT WILL MEANDER OVER SE GULF WATERS AS A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT WITH HIGH PRES BEHIND REINFORCING THE PRES GRADIENT ALONG THE FRONT THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL ALSO PUSH THE STATIONARY FRONT SE AND ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT THROUGH TUE AND INTO FAR NW CARIBBEAN TUE NIGHT AND WED. HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS WILL DOMINATE THE GULF DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD...WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE NW GULF BY THU. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N65W TO 30N69W THEN W-SW TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEAR 25N80W INTO SE GULF OF MEXICO...WHERE IT WILL MEANDER THROUGH TONIGHT.PRODUCING FRESH NE TO E WINDS AND MODERATE NE SWELL NW OF THE FRONT. A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH FROM OFF THE GEORGIA COAST S TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT SE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND GRADUALLY MERGE WITH THIS OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY ON TUE...ALLOWING FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS TO BUILD ACROSS NW PORTIONS. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE MERGED FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD WHILE THE SOUTHERN PORTION WILL CONTINUE TO MEANDER ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH WED. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO SWEEP ACROSS THE N WATERS ON THU. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND N 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. N OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.