000 FZNT25 KNHC 142047 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 347 PM EST Fri Dec 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...A cold front extending from Mississippi to the Bay of Campeche will reach the Port of Tampa to Yucatan Channel this evening, and continue east passing through the Bahama Channel on Sat night. Strong to near gale force southerly flow and thunderstorms will precede the front across the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Strong to near gale force northwesterly flow will continue west of the front through sunrise Sat with an embedded area of gale conditions across the west-central waters through early this evening. Moderate return flow will set up across the northwest waters on Tue with broad low pressure developing over the southwest gulf. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A warm front extending east to west along 26N will accelerate to the north tonight and gradually wash out across the near 30N Sat, with strong east to southeast flow north of the boundary. Strong to near gale force southerly return flow will continue elsewhere north of the Bahamas ahead of a cold front that will reach from 31N77W to the Bahama Channel Sat evening, then from 31N72W to central Cuba on Sun, and from Bermuda to east Cuba on Mon. The front will stall across the tropical waters north of the greater Antilles by the middle of next week, with the remnants lifting back north late next week. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and S 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SW 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.