000 FZNT27 KNHC 182121 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 421 PM EST WED FEB 18 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 HAS MOVED SE OF THE GULF WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN. A N TO S ORIENTED RIDGE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE W CENTRAL GULF WATERS TONIGHT...AND GRADUALLY SHIFT NE THROUGH FRI...WITH STRONG SE RETURN FLOW SETTING UP ACROSS THE NW WATERS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL EXPAND E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON FRI NIGHT INCREASING BRIEFLY TO NEAR GALE CONDITIONS OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS. THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX ON SAT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF ON SUN...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE AROUND SUNRISE MON. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.