000 FZNT27 KNHC 190239 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 939 PM EST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF TONIGHT WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL GULF SAT THEN EXTEND FROM FLORIDA STRAITS TO THE SW GULF SUN MORNING. STRONG NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH SUN. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH TEXAS TONIGHT AND EARLY SAT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF 95W WITHIN 90 NM OF MEXICAN COAST SAT. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE IN THE NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.