000 FZNT27 KNHC 091509 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1009 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 22N93W TO 18.5N94W WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATER TODAY. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE NW GULF WILL END THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO SLOWLY DIMINISH ON SAT AND SAT NIGHT ALONG WITH THE SEAS SLOW TO SUBSIDE AS THE STRONG HIGH PRES SLIDES E WHILE WEAKENING. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF TUE. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TONIGHT...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...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...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...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.