000 FZNT25 KNHC 251528 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1128 AM EDT Wed Oct 25 2017 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... Southeast Gulf of Mexico .SYNOPSIS...Winds and seas are forecast to gradually diminish across the gulf waters today as the cold front currently located over the NW Caribbean Sea continues to shift eastward and high pressure builds over the northern Gulf. Fresh return flow will begin over the NW Gulf by early Fri, ahead of another cold front moving into the NW Gulf late Fri. The front will reach from the western Florida Panhandle to the central Bay of Campeche by midday Sat. High pressure behind front will support another round of strong Nly winds across much of the basin, with gale force winds expected across the west-central and SW Gulf on Sat. .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N77W across the NW Bahamas and western Cuba. The front will reach from 31N73W to central Cuba tonight, and from 31N69W to eastern Cuba by midday Thu, before stalling and weakening from near 31N60W to central Cuba through Fri and Sat. Fresh to strong winds ahead and behind the front are forecast to persist through tonight. Another cold front will move off the coast of Florida by early Sun, possibly interacting with the low pressure currently located over the Caribbean Sea. This could bring an increase in winds and seas across the SW N Atlantic on Sunday. .THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. N of 27N, seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. N of 27N, seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N.