000 FZNT27 KNHC 221443 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1043 AM EDT SAT APR 22 2017 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUN NIGHT...BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF LATE TODAY. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY SUN MORNING...AND FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA MON MORNING...PUSHING SE OF THE GULF BY LATE MON. LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO FORM ALONG A TROUGH AXIS OVER THE SE GULF TONIGHT AND MOVE TOWARD FLORIDA ON SUN. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.