000 FZNT27 KNHC 032058 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 358 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...POST FRONTAL NORTHERLY WINDS WILL QUICKLY CLOCK TO THE SE ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS TONIGHT WITH THESE CONDITIONS SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA W OF 90W BY LATE SAT IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS SUN AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY MON AND RACE THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS LATE MON. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS ON TUE AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE WATERS W OF 87W ON WED NIGHT. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.