000 FZNT27 KNHC 172105 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 405 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THU SUPPORTING MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS. A COLD FRONT ACCOMPANIED BY TSTMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N GULF WATERS WED NIGHT INTO THU...DISSIPATING OVER THE NE WATERS BY FRI. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO SWEEP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND BRINGING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN SW TO W SWELL.