000 FZNT25 KNHC 030830 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 330 AM EST Mon Dec 3 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 nearly stationary front extends from Panama City Florida to just S of Brownsville Texas. A cold front stretches from near Morgan City Louisiana to Corpus Christi Texas. The front will merge and head SE as a cold front. The cold front will extend from central Florida to the southern Bay of Campeche near 18N94W Tue night and then from the Florida Straits to near 18N94W Wed morning. Strong high pressure building S behind the front will bring strong N winds to much of the western and central Gulf beginning early on Tue. Winds could reach gale force near Veracruz Tue night. Winds over the Gulf will veer from the E and SE and slacken to between moderate and fresh by Fri as high pres centered over Texas shifts E to the SE United States. .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW less than 5 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...High pres ridging from the E will reside over the area through Wed. Fresh to strong S to SW winds will affect the waters N of 27N and W of 65W through tonight as a cold front approaches the Georgia coast. The front will push SE and reach from 31N73W to near Jupiter, Florida early Tue. By Wed morning the front will extend from near 31N64W to 25N74W, then to the central Bahamas and finally to W central Cuba. Strong winds ahead of the front will affect the waters N of 28N through Tue night. A second push of cold air will support fresh to locally strong winds across the northern waters Wed night through Thu. Long period NW swell will continue to decay and allow seas E of the Windward Islands to subside below 8 ft by Thu morning. .TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...S of 27N, S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late in the afternoon. N of 27N,NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.