000 FZNT27 KNHC 241543 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1043 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR VENICE FLORIDA W THROUGH 26N95W THEN TURNS S TO JUST N OF VERACRUZ MEXICO...WITH NORTHERLY GALES RACING SOUTHWARD W OF FRONT ACROSS THE MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS...AND WILL MOVE INTO SW WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS FRONT SHIFTS SE TO ALONG 94W. WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT INTO SAT AND MOVE E-NE ACROSS N PORTIONS THROUGH SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER THE NE PART OF THE GULF. STRONG HIGH PRES IS FORECAST TO PUSH ANOTHER COLD FRONT INTO THE N WATERS BY MON...STRETCHING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE FAR SW GULF LATE TUE. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.