000 FZNT25 KNHC 130302 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1102 PM EDT Mon Mar 12 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 extending from the Yucatan Channel to the E Bay of Campeche will move SE of the basin tonight. Gale force winds are expected behind the front over the SW Gulf through late this evening. Strong northerly winds elsewhere in the wake of the front will diminish from the NW late tonight. A ridge will extend from NE Texas to the Straits of Florida on Tue, then high pres will shift over the NE Gulf Thu through Fri, then east of the basin Sat. .OVERNIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front from 31N72W to 24N80W to W Cuba is preceded and followed by near gale to gale force winds N of 28N that are expected to persist through Tue morning. The front will reach from Bermuda to central Cuba Tue morning, from 26N65W to E Cuba Wed morning, then from 24N65W to E Cuba Thu where it will stall and dissipate through Fri night. Another cold front front will reach E of Florida Wed and move E across the waters N of 25N through late Thu before exiting to the E. High pres will build from the NW behind the front late Wed and shift E into the W Atlc along 27N Fri and Sat. ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and NW 30 to 40 kt N of 27N. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...S of 27N,N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon. N of 27N,NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight.