000 FZNT27 KNHC 060238 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 938 PM EST THU JAN 5 2017 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW A FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST AS IT SWEEPS SE OF THE GULF THROUGH LATE SAT. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST SUN NIGHT AND MON. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NW GULF TUE. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE IN THE EVENING... THEN...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.