000 FZNT27 KNHC 040231 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 931 PM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE FAR SW GULF WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NW FLOW S OF THE TROUGH TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG E FLOW EXPECTED ELSEWHERE TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW GULF EARLY SAT...WITH THESE CONDITIONS SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON MON EXCEPT NEAR GALE FORCE E WINDS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF ON TUE AND REACH THE CENTRAL GULF ON WED. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING 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...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.