000 FZNT27 KNHC 011513 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1013 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2016 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 24N95W TO 18N94W. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE THE NORTHERN PORTION MOVES SE AS A COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO 23N92W TONIGHT...AND FROM SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO 22N93W SAT. A REINFORCING NORTHERLY SURGE ON SUN WILL MOVE THE ENTIRE FRONT SE OF THE GULF BY SUN NIGHT. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.