000 FZNT27 KNHC 291423 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 923 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE GULF TODAY AND FRIDAY. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW TO DEVELOP IN THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF SAT AND SUN...AHEAD OF A WEAK FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.