000 FZNT27 KNHC 080316 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1016 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...AN ARCTIC FRONT RACING SOUTHWARD EXTENDS FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO 26N90W TO INLAND TEXAS JUST N OF BROWNSVILLE. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS SW TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY TONIGHT...AND TO SE OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. STRONG ARCTIC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH THU...THEN WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS EASTWARD THU NIGHT AND FRI. THE RESULTANT TIGHT PRES GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH WILL INDUCE AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF AND OVER PORTIONS OF THE N CENTRAL GULF INTO EARLY THU. WITH THE HIGH PRES WEAKENING THU NIGHT AND FRI...THIS WILL ALLOW FOR ANOTHER COLD FRONT TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF FRI...THEN LIFT N OF THE AREA SAT WITH ITS WESTERN PORTION BECOMING A N TO S TROUGH OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF NEAR THE COAST OF TEXAS THROUGH EARLY SUN. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE TROUGH. THE TROUGH AND LOW WILL THEN LIFT NORTHWARD AND WEAKEN SUN AND SUN NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA AND ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF MON. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT LATE .THU...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 30 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.