000 FZNT27 KNHC 220301 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1001 PM EST TUE FEB 21 2017 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH ALONG SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND SE LOUISIANA WILL RACE E AND MERGE WITH A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDING S FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE. A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE MERGED FRONT NEAR 28N84W WED MORNING. THE LOW WILL MOVE SE AND CROSS FLORIDA ALONG 27N WED NIGHT DRAGGING THE FRONT THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS THROUGH EARLY THU. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW BASIN FRI NIGHT...EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO SAT EVENING AND MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN FLORIDA AND THE STRAITS SUN AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT UNTIL EARLY MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.