000 FZNT27 KNHC 022104 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 404 PM EST THU MAR 2 2017 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SW FROM TAMPA BAY TO VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL SE OF THE GULF EARLY FRI. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...WITH MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO S OF 21N W OF 95W TONIGHT. SE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW GULF ON FRI NIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON MON AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT ON TUE. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E 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 9 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.