000 FZNT27 KNHC 060900 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 400 AM EST WED JAN 6 2016 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...STRONG NE WINDS IN THE NE GULF WILL SHIFT W ACROSS THE N CENTRAL WATERS TODAY THEN DIMINISH TO FRESH WINDS TONIGHT AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE E ACROSS NORTHERN NW WATERS THU AND FRI FROM TEXAS TO NORTHERN FLORIDA...WITH A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR 27N90W. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT...REACH FROM NEW ORLEANS TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT...THEN STALL FROM TAMPA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN NIGHT. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THEN SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT THEN SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.