000 FZNT27 KNHC 052051 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 451 PM 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 STRETCHING FROM MARCO ISLAND FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL EXIT THE BASIN THIS EVENING. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL LINGER OVER THE NE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF SAT...THEN SLIDE EAST EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A RIDGE AXIS FORMS OVER THE NE GULF. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE IN THE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .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 TO 3 FT. .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. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 86W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE THIS EVENING. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.