000 FZNT25 KNHC 241526 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1026 AM EST TUE JAN 24 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...WEAKENING HIGH PRES OVER THE S CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT NE TO THE FAR EASTERN GULF BY EARLY ON WED...AND TO E OF FLORIDA BY WED EVENING. RESIDUAL LARGE SEAS IN SE GULF WILL SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE IN THE WESTERN GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW GULF WED MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THU...THEN BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS ON FRI WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST OF VERACRUZ THU. 50 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL... SUBSIDING TLO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W TO NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 24N70W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA THIS EVENING...THEN E OF 55W EARLY THU. GALE FORCE WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...WITH A LARGE AREA OF STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY LARGE SEAS BEHIND THE FRONT. NEAR GALE TO MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BACK ACROSS THE AREA WED...THEN SLIDE EASTWARD ON THU IN RESPONSE TO THE NEXT COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST THU AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N70W TO SE FLORIDA EARLY ON FRI...AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 29N65W TO SE BAHAMAS AND E CENTRAL BY EARLY SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS MAINLY N OF 27N THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM W TO E ALONG 25N IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING. .WED...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. .THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL. .FRI...S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.