000 FZNT27 KNHC 141430 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM EST WED DEC 14 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 FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL REACH FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO LATE THU...WHERE IT IS FORECAST TO BECOME STATIONARY...AND DISSIPATE FROM W TO E THU NIGHT AND FRI. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE GULF ON SUN. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THIS NEXT COLD FRONT. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.