000 FZNT25 KNHC 092050 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 350 PM EST Sat Dec 9 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...Strong post-frontal NW winds across the SE gulf waters will diminish from the NW to SE through Sun evening as a ridge axis sets up from SE Texas to the Straits of Florida where it will meander through Wed. A surface high will shift E along the ridge axis beginning on Mon reaching the NE gulf waters on Wed night with the ridge then extending to the SW Gulf. A cold front will move E across the waters N of the ridge on Thu. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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 to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front from 31N76W to NW Cuba will continue E reaching from Bermuda to E Cuba early Sun while accompanied by a strong to near gale force wind shift. A second cold front will move into the NW waters on Tue and reach from Bermuda to Central Cuba on Wed. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.