000 FZNT27 KNHC 062050 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 350 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front extends from the Florida Big Bend to a 1016 mb low pressure near 26N95W to 21N97W. The low will move E to 26N91W on Thu, then move E of the gulf on Fri dragging the front S of the area on Fri night. Strong to gale force winds and rough seas are expected in the wake of the front. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .THU...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in N to NE swell in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight.