000 FZNT27 KNHC 040316 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1016 PM EST WED FEB 3 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 EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE NEAR 30N85W TO A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 21N93W TO 19N92W. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL BE REINFORCED BY STRONGER HIGH PRES ON THU PRODUCING A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT W OF THE FRONT. STRONG TO MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF FRONT TONIGHT AND THU. IT WILL REACH A POSITION FROM 30N83W TO 21N93W TO 19N93W BY EARLY THU MORNING...FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA INTO THE FAR EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY THU EVENING...AND WILL BE SE OF THE AREA EARLY ON FRI. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF ON SUN AS A LOW PRES DEVELOPS E OF FLORIDA. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...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...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.