000 FZNT25 KNHC 221506 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1006 AM EST FRI JAN 22 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 EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF TO MEXICO NEAR 18N93W WILL RACE THROUGH THE BASIN TODAY SHIFTING E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...DIMINISHING FROM W TO E THROUGH SAT. A N TO S RIDGE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE GULF ON SAT AND SUN WITH FRESH RETURN FLOW SETTING ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF BY LATE SUN AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON MON. THAT FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AROUND SUNRISE ON WED WITH NEAR GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE W CENTRAL GULF. ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT N OF 25N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT N OF 25N BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT WITH NW SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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...A STATIONARY FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE SE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N80W TO 27N80W THIS EVENING...FROM 31N72W TO 27N73W TO 24.5N75W TO 22N77W SAT MORNING...FROM 31N65W TO 27N68W TO 23N71W TO 21N75W SAT EVENING...FROM 31N63W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN MORNING... AND STALL ACROSS THE TROPICAL WATERS N OF PUERTO RICO ON MON NIGHT INTO TUE. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY THROUGH SAT...SPREADING E THROUGH SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE WATERS N OF THE BAHAMAS ON MON INTO TUE WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE GEORGIA COAST LATE TUE NIGHT. ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S OF 28N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 28N...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT N OF 28N LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 27N...AND W 30 TO 35 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.