000 FZNT25 KNHC 170842 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 342 AM EST SAT DEC 17 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 PREVAIL IN THE NW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT 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 MON. .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 5 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N65W ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO NORTHERN CUBA WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. 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. .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.