000 FZNT27 KNHC 211501 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1001 AM EST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND ACCOMPANIED BY A LARGE AREA OF STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE WATERS N OF 22N BOTH E AND W OF THE FRONT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TUE THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 25 TO 30 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN SW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT IN W SWELL. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN W SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.