000 FZNT25 KNHC 010206 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 906 PM EST Sun Dec 31 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 from the Florida Big Bend to 27N90W to just S of Brownsville, TX will move SE and exit the SE Gulf on Tue morning. Strong high pres building behind the front will produce gale force winds just offshore Tampico, Mexico Mon and Mon night and just offshore Veracruz Mon afternoon through Tue morning. Strong winds will cover most of the Gulf elsewhere behind the front through Tue morning. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front will move from offshore N Florida and SE through the day Monday, reaching from 31N65W to the Florida Straits by Tue morning. A strong low pres area is expected to develop along the front near the central Bahamas Wed, and will rapidly intensify as it moves quickly NE over the region Wed night. Gales are likely over the waters N of 27N Wed night and Thu. ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 25 to 30 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and NE 25 to 30 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .WED...E winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.