000 FZNT27 KNHC 160920 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 420 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF BY TONIGHT...EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE SW GULF TUE AND PASS SE OF THE GULF WED. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG THE COAST OF VERACRUZ WED. A RIDGE WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE GULF WED THROUGH THU NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT. SE RETURN FLOW WILL BUILD IN THE W GULF WED NIGHT AND EXPAND E BEHIND THE RIDGE. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.