000 FZNT25 KNHC 172104 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 404 PM EST TUE JAN 17 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 THU SUPPORTING MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS. A COLD FRONT ACCOMPANIED BY TSTMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N GULF WATERS WED NIGHT INTO THU...DISSIPATING OVER THE NE WATERS BY FRI. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO SWEEP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND BRINGING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 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 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ZONES...INCLUDING THE APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THROUGH EARLY WED MORNING. OTHERWISE...GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE REMAINDER AREA THROUGH LATE WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N WATERS WED NIGHT INTO THU ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS OVER THE NE WATERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 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. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.