000 FZNT25 KNHC 150924 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 424 AM EST FRI JAN 15 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...DEEPENING LOW PRES 1004 MB NEAR MOUTH OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER WITH WARM FRONT EXTENDING E-NE ALONG N GULF COASTAL WATERS. SOUTHERLY GALES HAVE DEVELOPED EARLY THIS MORNING WITHIN 180 NM E AND SE OF LOW...AND WILL SHIFT NE IN TANDEM WITH LOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW MOVES ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL TONIGHT THROUGH SAT BEFORE NEW LOW PRES MOVES INTO THE NW GULF SAT EVENING...AND MOVES E-NE...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH SUN. STRONG GALES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS W AND SW PORTIONS OF LOW AS IT SHIFTS ACROSS THE BASIN. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL DOMINATE THE WINDS OVER THE GULF MON AND TUE. ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN...BECOMING S 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT AND BECOME DIFFUSE TODAY AS A LOW PRES SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF MEXICO APPROACHES FROM THE W. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE ACROSS WATERS W OF 76W AND AHEAD OF THE LOW N OF 27N THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL BRIEFLY BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW AND A TRAILING COLD FRONT LATE SAT AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WATERS OFF FLORIDA LATE SUN INTO MON WITH SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED N OF 27N AHEAD OF THE LOW AND FRONT. THE FRONT SHOULD STRETCH FROM BERMUDA TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON MORNING AND FROM 26N65W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS TUE MORNING. ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...S OF 27N...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO S 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN... BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT UNTIL EARLY MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN THE EVENING... THEN...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N... AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N... AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.