000 FZNT25 KNHC 071502 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1002 AM EST Thu Dec 7 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...A cold front has stalled near N Tampa Bay to a 1014 mb low near 25N94W to the Mexican coast just SE of Veracruz. Strong to gale force winds and high seas prevail NW of front. Reinforcing cold air will push the front south of the area Fri through Sat, with gale force winds likely over a large portion of the region W of 87W. Marine conditions will rapidly improve across the basin Sat night and Sun after the front exits the area. .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Large northerly swell will dominate the Atlc waters E of 72W through the weekend. A cold front off NE Florida and the NW waters will stall from 31N75W to central Florida through Fri. The front will begin to move SE across the Gulf of Mexico late Fri and extend from 31N79W to Sarasota, Florida Sat morning, then reach from 31N68W to E Cuba Sun morning, and from 28N65W to NW Haiti Mon morning, where it will begin to stall. Fresh to strong N winds are expected N of the front this weekend. .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. Slight chance of showers. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. Chance of showers. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. N of 27N, seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N.