000 FZNT25 KNHC 190231 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 931 PM EST WED JAN 18 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 WEAK RIDGE EXTENDING FROM SW N ATLC W INTO E GULF WILL SUPPORT MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT ACCOMPANIED BY ACTIVE WEATHER WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N GULF WATERS TONIGHT INTO THU...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS EARLY FRI. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO SWEEP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND ACCOMPANIED BY GALE FORCE WINDS BOTH E AND W OF FRONT. ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A NARROW E TO W RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 26N WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AND MOVE E-SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH LATE FRI. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER THE NE PART OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND THU. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS IN NW SWELL WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT MOVES SE ACROSS THE EASTERN ZONES ON FRI... REACHING THE SE WATERS ON SAT WHILE WEAKENING. NEXT STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS SUN NIGHT. ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...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 S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE...THEN...SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 FT N OF 27N. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 FT N OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N... AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 13 FT N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N.