000 FZNT27 KNHC 090346 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1046 PM EST THU DEC 8 2016 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS MOVING SE ACROSS THE GULF FROM S CENTRAL FLORIDA TO LOW PRES NEAR 24.5N95W 1015 MB TO JUST N OF VERACRUZ MEXICO THIS EVENING. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THIS FRONT THROUGH LATE FRI AS THE FRONT REACHES TO ALONG 23N ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF AND THEN SW INTO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH VERY SLOWLY SAT AND SAT NIGHT ACROSS THE SW GULF AS THE FRONT SINKS S TO THE N YUCATAN PENINSULA AND CHANNEL. THE NEXT FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WATERS MON. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.