000 FZNT25 KNHC 210944 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 444 AM EST THU JAN 21 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...HIGH PRES OFFSHORE OF NE FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E TODAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE FRI...AND REACH FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO S OF VERACRUZ MEXICO BY EARLY SAT. WINDS AT OR NEAR GALE FORCE ARE LIKELY BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE AND SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 18 FT. NORTHERLY GALES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE VERACRUZ AREA BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY FRI THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT SE OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE W TO E DURING SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE BASIN BEHIND THE FRONT. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW OFF VERACRUZ LATE SUN AND SUN NIGHT...DIMINISHING THROUGH EARLY MON. ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OFFSHORE OF NE FLORIDA WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA THROUGH EARLY FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT MORNING...FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL HISPANIOLA SUN MORNING...BEFORE MOVING INTO MONA PASSAGE MON MORNING. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER NW WATERS AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE FRONT FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY...MAINLY N OF 27N. ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 25 TO 35 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N...AND 9 TO 14 FT N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 13 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.