000 FZNT25 KNHC 201510 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1010 AM EST FRI JAN 20 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 STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO SWEEP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND ACCOMPANIED BY A LARGE AREA OF STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE WATERS N OF 22N BOTH E AND W OF THE FRONT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...THE TAIL END OF A COLD FRONT WILL DROP S THROUGH THE WATERS S OF 22N E OF 70W THROUGH SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL LINGER OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING E THIS WEEKEND AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N71W TO THE SE BAHAMAS BY MON EVENING...THEN FROM 31N66W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LARGE AREA OF GALE FORCE WINDS BOTH E AND W OF THE FRONT. ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 27N...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N...AND 9 TO 14 FT N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N... AND 9 TO 14 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.