000 FZNT25 KNHC 161517 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1017 AM EST SAT JAN 16 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...LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD WHILE INTENSIFYING OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH SUN. A BROAD AREA OF GALES ARE EXPECTED BOTH E AND W OF FRONT...WITH STRONG NW GALES EXPECTED OVER THE W SEMICIRCLE OF THE LOW. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN WATERS WED. ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N69W TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS. GALE FORCE SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE E OF THE FRONT ACROSS THE NE WATERS. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN FROM 29N65W TO 22N78W THIS EVENING WITH GALES SHIFTING NE OF AREA. A DEEP LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WATERS OFF FLORIDA SUN AND SUN NIGHT WITH SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS AHEAD OF THE LOW AND FRONT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON MORNING...FROM 26N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE MORNING AND FROM 22N65W TO NW HAITI WED. ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...S OF 27N...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN...SHIFTING TO W LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N... AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.