000 FZNT27 KNHC 030209 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 909 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2016 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...NORTHERLY GALES WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS SW PORTIONS...TO THE W OF A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR VENICE FL TO 22.5N94W THEN S TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL PUSH THE FRONT SOUTHEASTWARD ON SUN...MOVING SE OF THE GULF WATERS LATE SUN NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION MON AND MON NIGHT...BECOMING EAST-NORTHEAST TUE THROUGH WED AS STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA SHIFTS EASTWARD. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.