000 FZNT25 KNHC 150316 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1016 PM EST Thu Dec 14 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 entering the Gulf waters will reach from the Florida Big Bend in the NE Gulf to near Tampico Mexico by Friday afternoon, and stall from near Tampa to the Bay of Campeche on Saturday before lifting back to the W and NW through Sunday night. Atlantic high pres will build westward across the area Monday and Monday night. Gale force winds are expected along the coast of Mexico near Tampico and Veracruz Friday and Friday night. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...High pressure of 1019 mb located over the NW Bahamas extends a ridge across much of the region. A frontal trough extends from 23N65W to the SE Bahamas into eastern Cuba. The trough is forecast to dissipate on Fri while a weak ridge will persist along 25N. A weak cold front will move off the NE Florida coast early on Friday, reach from Bermuda to S Florida Saturday, then will stall and gradually dissipate along 25N through early next week as high pres from the SE United States builds eastward across the area. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. N of 27N, seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N.