000 FZNT25 KNHC 161423 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 923 AM EST MON JAN 16 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 THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD SUPPORTING MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG E TO SE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT NIGHT OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO CLIP THE NW GULF TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WED MORNING...THEN WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA. A SECOND COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE NW GULF BY THU NIGHT. .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE 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...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ZONES WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING. GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS WILL DOMINATE MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS S OF 22N...THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N WATERS BY WED NIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE NE PART ON THU ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.