000 FZNT27 KNHC 230154 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 854 PM EST MON FEB 22 2016 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...RIDGING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY EARLY WED...AND SWEEP SE OF THE AREA BY WED NIGHT. WINDS TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER MUCH OF THE NW AND WESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT AND WED. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH WED NIGHT AND THU AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN W SWELL. .WED...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .WED...W OF 90W...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN W SWELL. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.