000 FZNT25 KNHC 130919 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 419 AM EST SUN DEC 13 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...FRESH TO STRONG SE WINDS IN THE WESTERN GULF ARE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TO VERACRUZ EARLY TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW GULF WED...THEN EXTEND FROM SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TO VERACRUZ WED NIGHT...AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU. THIS COLD FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE WITH MAINLY FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS. .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 84W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 84W. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MOVE NW AND APPROACH THE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT INTO MON. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED JUST N OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MODERATE TO FRESH NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN BAHAMAS...AND SW FROM THERE TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT NORTHWARD N OF THE BAHAMAS AND NW TO ALONG THE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT INTO EARLY MON...AND TO N OF THE BASIN EARLY MON NIGHT. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FAR NW WATERS EARLY MON NIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN AND BECOME STATIONARY ALONG THE FAR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA INTO TUE NIGHT BEFORE LIFTING BACK N AS WARM FRONT WED AS WEAK CENTRAL ATLC RIDGING BUILDS ACROSS THE BASIN. .TODAY...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM 27N TO 28N...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 78W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT E OF 78W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 77W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 77W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. .MON...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 27N TO 29N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 29N...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N... SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.