000 FZNT27 KNHC 062142 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 442 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE BIG BEND AREA OF FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WILL RACE SE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT NIGHT WITH ITS WESTERN END REACHING THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. EXPECT FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER MUCH THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND SAT AS WELL. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE FROM THE NW BEGINNING LATE SAT. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. 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 TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.