000 FZNT27 KNHC 051439 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1039 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 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 OVER THE SE GULF WILL MOVE SE AND EXIT THE BASIN LATE TODAY. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE NE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF SAT...THEN SLIDE EAST EARLY NEXT WEEK AS RIDGE AXIS SETS UP ACROSS THE NE GULF. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.