000 FZNT27 KNHC 010906 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 406 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE DOMINATES THE GULF WATERS. THIS SYSTEM WILL RETRACT E TODAY ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO ENTER THE NW GULF. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...AND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY THURSDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT THEN STALLS AND WASHES OUT ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHERN GULF TOWARD THE WEEKEND. STRONG THE NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEST- CENTRAL AND SW GULF BEHIND THE FRONT ON THU. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT INTO MON. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST... .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST THROUGH MID-MORNING. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.