000 FZNT25 KNHC 212144 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 444 PM 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...A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF WILL REACH FROM NEAR PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY EARLY FRI THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA SAT. GALE ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT AND FRI MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND OFF THE COAST OF VERACRUZ. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE W TO E DURING SAT AND EARLY SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE BASIN BEHIND THE FRONT. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW OFF VERACRUZ SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MON. ANOTHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF TUE. ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ANCHORED N OF THE BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E WHILE IT WEAKENS THROUGH EARLY FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT MORNING...FROM 31N63W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN MORNING...THEN EAST OF THE AREA THROUGH MON. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER NW WATERS AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE FRONT LATE FRI THROUGH SUNDAY...MAINLY N OF 27N. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT TUE. ...GALE WARNING... .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 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 27N...AND W 25 TO 35 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.