000 FZNT25 KNHC 230258 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 958 PM 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 ATLC ACROSS LOWER FLORIDA KEYS TO ACROSS W CUBA NEAR 23N83W INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT... DIMINISHING FROM W TO E THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A N TO S RIDGE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE GULF SAT INTO SUN WITH FRESH RETURN FLOW SETTING ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF BY SUN EVENING THROUGH MON AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON MON NIGHT. THAT FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY WED MORNING WITH NEAR GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE W AND N/CENTRAL GULF. ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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...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. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE SE WATERS TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N79W TO ACROSS FLORIDA NEAR 27N80W INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO AND NW CARIBBEAN SEA. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO 27N74W TO 22N78W SAT MORNING... FROM 31N65W TO 26N69W TO 20N74W SAT EVENING...FROM 31N62W TO 25N66W TO 20N71W SUN MORNING...AND FROM 24N65W 19N69W SUN EVENING BEFORE STALLING ACROSS THE TROPICAL WATERS TO PUERTO RICO ON MON MORNING INTO TUE. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE ACROSS THE NW WATERS AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT LATER TONIGHT 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... .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN W SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 27N...AND W 25 TO 35 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...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 TO NE SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.