000 FZNT27 KNHC 241521 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1021 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE N TO NW WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE GULF W OF A COLD FRONT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING OVER THE W GULF TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE OVER TEXAS. THE HIGH WILL DRIFT E OVER THE N GULF COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH MAINLY MODERATE ANTICYCLONIC FLOW OVER THE GULF FRI THROUGH SUN. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN W SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN W SWELL. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.