000 FZNT27 KNHC 230258 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 958 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM ATLC ACROSS LOWER FLORIDA KEYS TO ACROSS W CUBA NEAR 23N83W INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...DIMINISHING FROM W TO E THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A N TO S RIDGE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE GULF SAT INTO SUN WITH FRESH RETURN FLOW SETTING ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF BY SUN EVENING THROUGH MON AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON MON NIGHT. THAT FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY WED MORNING WITH NEAR GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE W AND N/CENTRAL GULF. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.