000 FZNT27 KNHC 062103 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 403 PM 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 E WINDS CURRENTLY ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT AS SE RETURN FLOW SETS UP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF. A SURFACE LOW WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS THU MORNING AND MOVE E ACROSS THE N CENTRAL WATERS ON THU NIGHT...THEN DRIFT E ACROSS THE NE GULF ON FRI ALL THE WHILE TRAILING A TROUGH S TO ALONG 23N. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT...REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO TAMPICO MEXICO SAT MORNING...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ON SAT NIGHT...AND PASS E THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER TROUGH EXPECTED OVER THE NW GULF ON MON. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 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...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.