000 FZNT25 KNHC 240233 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 933 PM EST SAT JAN 23 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 PRESSURE DOMINATES THE GULF OF MEXICO. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND SEAS SUBSIDE FROM THE W TO E THROUGH TONIGHT. GENTLE TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE W GULF BY SUN MORNING INCREASING TO FRESH W OF 92W BY SUN NIGHT INTO MON AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT THAT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON LATE MON NIGHT. THE FRONT SHOULD REACH FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO BY TUE NIGHT...AND FROM CENTRAL FL TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED NIGHT. NEAR GALE TO GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF ON WED AFTERNOON AND WED NIGHT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N67W ACROSS THE BAHAMAS TO E CUBA NEAR 20N75W WILL REACH FROM 31N63W TO HAITI NEAR 20N71W BY SUN MORNING...FROM 31N57W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SUN EVENING ...AND FROM 22N63W TO W PUERTO RICO MON MORNING. GALE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 29N E OF FRONT AND N OF 28N W OF FRONT THROUGH SUN EVENING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW WATERS AS A SURFACE HIGH MOVES SE OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST MON AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT E-NE THROUGH WED. ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...S OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.