000 FZNT27 KNHC 162138 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 438 PM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NW GULF TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF EARLY SUN. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF SUN NIGHT AND STALL FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER THE WESTERN WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT SUN THROUGH TUE. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...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 7 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.