000 FZNT27 KNHC 201531 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1031 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH EARLY FRI AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW CONTINUES OVER MUCH OF THE GULF. A COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE SE BEFORE STALLING AND WEAKENING FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF BY FRI EVENING. STRONG N TO NE WINDS WILL FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THEN DIMINISH BY FRI EVENING AS THE FRONT DRIFTS NORTH WHILE IT DISSIPATED INTO SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE NW GULF SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN GULF WATERS MON. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.