000 FZNT27 KNHC 172128 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 428 PM EST THU DEC 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 PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL EXTEND FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA NEAR 30N81W TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING...THEN WILL EXIT THE SE GULF SAT MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...REACHING GALE FORCE S OF 20N W OF 94W FRI MORNING THROUGH SAT MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH SUN AS HIGH PRES N OF THE BASIN SHIFTS EAST TO NORTHEAST. MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL EARLY NEXT WEEK. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.