000 FZNT25 KNHC 172127 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 427 PM EST THU DEC 17 2015 ...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 COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL EXTEND FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA NEAR 30N81W TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING...THEN WILL EXIT THE SE GULF SAT MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...REACHING GALE FORCE S OF 20N W OF 94W FRI MORNING THROUGH SAT MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH SUN AS HIGH PRES N OF THE BASIN SHIFTS EAST TO NORTHEAST. MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF NE FLORIDA FRI MORNING WILL REACH FROM 31N69W TO WESTERN CUBA SAT MORNING...FROM 30N58W TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS SUN MORNING...THEN STALL FROM 30N50W TO NE FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS MON MORNING BEFORE STARTING TO DIFFUSE LATE THAT DAY. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL BE AHEAD OF THE FRONT FRI TO SAT. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...VEERING NORTHEAST TO EAST BY LATE SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .FRI...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N... AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.