000 FZNT25 KNHC 271400 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1000 AM EDT Tue Mar 27 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...Strong high pressure ridging from the western Atlantic into the western Gulf will maintain fresh to strong SE return flow through Thu morning when a cold front is forecast to enter the NW Gulf. The front will reach from the Florida Big Bend to the central Bay of Campeche Fri morning, then weaken from central Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula Fri night. High pressure will build over the SE CONUS in the wake of the front supporting NE moderate to fresh winds through Sat morning. .THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Strong NE winds will affect the Bahamas and adjacent waters through this afternoon and then the approaches of the Windward Passage through Fri. Large NE swell will impact the waters NE of the Bahamas through Fri morning. A cold front will move off NE Florida Fri afternoon, then stall N of the Bahamas Sat morning before it lifts N of the area late Sat. .THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.