000 FZNT27 KNHC 281348 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 948 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS WITH FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT SE TODAY ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT...AND PASS SE OF THE AREA ON SUN AFTERNOON. MODERATE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD EASTWARD WITH MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON TUE. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS WITH FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT SE TODAY ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT...AND PASS SE OF THE AREA ON SUN AFTERNOON. MODERATE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD EASTWARD WITH MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON TUE. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS WITH FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT SE TODAY ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT...AND PASS SE OF THE AREA ON SUN AFTERNOON. MODERATE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD EASTWARD WITH MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON TUE.