000 FZNT25 KNHC 041531 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1031 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...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 COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR SARASOTA FLORIDA TO JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS LATE THIS MORNING...AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY W PORTIONS WHILE MOVING S ELSEWHERE...AND DISSIPATE FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO EXTREME S TEXAS COASTAL WATERS SAT MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE W GULF SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD EASTWARD TO THE E GULF ON MON. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO A FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE MON NIGHT AND TUE AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE SW N ATLC AND LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER THE PLAINS. .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS NW WATERS...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF NEAR GALE TO GALE SW WINDS N OF 29N THROUGH ABOUT MIDDAY. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N68W THROUGH THE N BAHAMAS TO NEAR MIAMI THIS EVENING AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 27N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING FROM 27N65W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS N CENTRAL AND NE WATERS SUN NIGHT AND MON FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING S OVER THE ENTIRE BASIN. .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N... AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.