000 FZNT27 KNHC 300136 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 936 PM EDT SAT APR 29 2017 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SE TO S WINDS WILL PERSIST FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE NW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SUN... WITH WINDS REACHING MINIMAL GALE FORCE OFF TAMPICO AND VERACRUZ ON SUN. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT SLOWLY MOVES TOWARD THE EASTERN GULF MON...DISSIPATING OVER THE EASTERN GULF TUE WITH ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGING BACK IN THROUGH WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY ENTER THE NW GULF THU AND THU NIGHT FOLLOWED GALE FORCE WINDS. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.