000 FZNT25 KNHC 221517 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1017 AM EST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...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 moving across the NW Gulf this morning will reach from SE Louisiana to near Tampico, Mexico early this afternoon, from the Florida Big Bend to the eastern Bay of Campeche tonight, from the Straits of Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula to Veracruz, Mexico on Tue night, and move SE of the area on Wed. Minimal gale conditions are forecast over the SW Gulf near Veracruz, Mexico late Tue into Tue night, then again on Wed night. Strengthening high pressure in the wake of the front will produce fresh to strong winds across much of the Gulf waters through Fri night. .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front will move off the NE Florida coast on Tue afternoon. The front will reach from near 31N73W to the Straits of Florida on Wed morning, from Bermuda to central Cuba on Thu morning, and from 24N65W to the N coast of Cuba on early Fri, then stall E to W along 22N on Fri night. Strengthening high pressure in the wake of the front will produce strong NE winds west of the front Thu evening into Fri, with strong to near gale force NE to E winds expected across the entire forecast waters S of 29N on Fri night. .TODAY...E to SE 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. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .TUE...E to SE 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. .TUE NIGHT...S of 27N, E winds 5 to 10 kt. N of 27N, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .THU...N to NE winds 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N.