000 FZNT27 KNHC 270144 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 944 PM EDT WED APR 26 2017 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL RETRACT TO THE E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO BY MID THU...THEN HEAD NW AS A WARM FRONT AND INLAND BY EARLY FRI. A STRONG ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE GULF FRI THROUGH SAT AND PRODUCE STRONG RETURN FLOW BASIN WIDE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN AND SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.