000 FZNT25 KNHC 270905 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 405 AM EST SUN DEC 27 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 STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATER TODAY...REACH FROM NEW ORLEANS TO VERACRUZ MEXICO EARLY MON...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM NEAR DESTIN FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON EVENING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT WITH AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED IN THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT INTO EARLY MON. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE MON AND TUE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. REINFORCING COLD AIR WILL PUSH THE REMNANT FRONT SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF WED AND THU. .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER BERMUDA WILL WEAKEN AND RETREAT EASTWARD MON AND TUE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. THAT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL JUST NW OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT INTO WED AS NEW HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WILL SHIFT SOUTHEASTWARD THU AS THE COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW WATERS. .TODAY...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .MON...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N... AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.