000 FZNT27 KNHC 171513 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1013 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 ...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 THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 20N97W WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF WATERS EARLY WED. NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH MINIMAL GALE FORCE OVER THE FAR SW WATERS AROUND SUNRISE WED. A SURFACE HIGH OVER THE NW GULF ON WED EVENING WILL SHIFT NE OF THE AREA ON THU WITH A RIDGE DEVELOPING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF ON THU NIGHT. FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP NW OF THE RIDGE ON FRI. THE GRADIENT WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN WITH STRONG E TO SE FLOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF WATERS ON FRI NIGHT. THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX SOME ON SAT. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.