000 FZNT27 KNHC 060228 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 928 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...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 OVER THE NW GULF WATERS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE REACHING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE ON MON AFTERNOON...AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA MON EVENING. GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SW AND S CENTRAL GULF WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS ON TUE AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE WATERS W OF 90W BY WED NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH THU. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE WATERS LATE FRI NIGHT. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE TEXAS COAST S OF THE COASTAL BEND. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE SE TEXAS COAST. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE NORTHERN COAST BETWEEN 85W AND 92W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE NORTHERN COAST BETWEEN 85W AND 92W ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE NORTHERN COAST BETWEEN 85W AND 92W EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.