000 FZNT27 KNHC 110921 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 421 AM EST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EASTWARD AND WEAKEN THROUGH MON. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA UNDER A WEAK PRES PATTERN BEGINNING ON MON. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FAR NORTHERN GULF TUE NIGHT AND STALL THROUGH WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT PUSHING IT S ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...WITH THE HIGH PRES BROADENING AS IT BUILDS S OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. AS A RESULT...INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF THU AND THU NIGHT. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.