000 FZNT27 KNHC 022105 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 405 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...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 30N88W 23N97W WILL RACE SE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT AND PASS THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS EARLY FRI. POST FRONTAL WINDS WILL INCREASE TO A MINIMAL GALE OVER THE SW WATERS THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH BELOW GALE BEFORE SUNRISE ON FRI. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF ON FRI NIGHT INTO SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE SAT NIGHT. THIS COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE REACHING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AT SUNRISE ON MON...AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF ON MON NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS ON TUE NIGHT. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR THE COAST THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR THE COAST THIS EVENING.. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.