000 FZNT25 KNHC 141450 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 950 AM EST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...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 RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS SUPPORTING MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SE WATERS THROUGH TUE. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO CLIP THE NW GULF LATE TUESDAY. .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...THE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND THE SWELL EVENT CURRENTLY AFFECTING THE FORECAST WATERS S OF 28N ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY BECOME CONFINED TO THE SOUTHERN ZONES AND DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. OTHERWISE...A RIDGE IS FORECAST TO DOMINATE THE AREA DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD. .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.