000 FZNT27 KNHC 080244 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 944 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS FOLLOW A COLD FRONT THAT RECENTLY PASSED SE OF THE GULF OF MEXICO WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM THE NW TO SE GULF WITH A LINGERING FRESH E BREEZE DIMINISHING ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY TUE NIGHT. A FRESH NOCTURNAL BREEZE IS FORECAST ACROSS THE NW GULF BY MID WEEK. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...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...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...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.