000 FZNT27 KNHC 032048 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 348 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...THE EASTERN PORTION OF A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 27N90W THEN STATIONARY TO VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL MOVE SE TONIGHT AND PASS THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON WED NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS ON THU NIGHT... REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON SAT THEN RACING THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON SAT NIGHT. NEAR GALE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP W OF THE FRONT WITH SMALL AREAS OF GALE FORCE POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT... .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.