000 FZNT25 KNHC 162138 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 438 PM EST FRI DEC 16 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...FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NW GULF TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF EARLY SUN. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF SUN NIGHT AND STALL FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER THE WESTERN WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT SUN THROUGH TUE. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO NORTHERN CUBA WILL BECOME STATIONARY TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS FORECAST WATERS THIS WEEKEND. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING INTO FAR NW WATERS MON WILL STALL FROM 31N78W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TUE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.