000 FZNT25 KNHC 280855 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 355 AM EST MON DEC 28 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 FROM NEW IBERIA LOUISIANA TO TUXPAN MEXICO WILL STALL FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY TUE MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING AND RETREATING NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH TUE NIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH BY LATE TODAY. REINFORCING COLD AIR WILL PUSH THE FRONT SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF WED THROUGH FRI. THE FRONT WILL LIE FROM SARASOTA BAY THROUGH 23N96W TO 19N96W BY FRI NIGHT. .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES NEAR BERMUDA WILL RETREAT EASTWARD THROUGH TUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO THAT WILL STALL NW OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT INTO WED. REINFORCING COLD AIR WILL PUSH THE FRONT INTO NW WATERS THU NIGHT...AND EXTEND FROM 31N78W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI. .TODAY...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 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. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.