000 FZNT25 KNHC 141537 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1137 AM EDT Sat Apr 14 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 to minimal gale force winds are ongoing in the NW Gulf following a late season cold front that extends from Louisiana near 30N92W to NE Mexico near 25N97W. Fresh to strong southerly flow is ahead of the front to 84W. Gale force northerly winds will extend off Tampico and Veracruz later today as the front reaches from SE Louisiana to the western Bay of Campeche. The front will sweep across the southeast Gulf by late Sun night. Winds and seas will diminish from west to east through Mon as high pressure builds across the basin in the wake of the front through Wed morning. .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to SW to W late in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED 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 northeast of the area is supporting pulses of fresh to strong trade winds off Hispaniola today into Sunday night. SE to S winds will increase to fresh to strong W of 75W Sun afternoon ahead of a cold front moving off the northeast Florida coast Sun evening, then increase to strong to near gale force ahead of the front through Mon. The front will reach from 30N75W to western Cuba Mon morning. Winds will diminish Mon night through Tue morning as the front reaches from 30N68W to the central Bahamas. .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.