000 FZNT25 KNHC 160908 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 408 AM EST Sun Dec 16 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 ridge will persist across the Gulf of Mexico over the next 48 to 72 hours as a high pressure center moves from eastern Texas to SE Louisiana by Sun evening, and toward the Florida Panhandle by Mon evening. A low pressure system will move NE from the coast of Texas Wed to the SE United States Thu, dragging a new cold front across the Gulf waters. Marine conditions could deteriorate across the region later on Thu as the low pressure deepens over the SE of United States. .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 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 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late. .THU...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N73W across the NW Bahamas to western Cuba. The front will push E and extend from 31N70W across the central Bahamas to central Cuba by this evening, from 28N65W to eastern Cuba by Mon evening, and from 24N65W across the SE Bahamas to eastern Cuba on Tue evening, then stall and dissipate over the SE waters on Wed. Expect increasing winds and building seas across the N waters on Thu as a low pressure system deepens over the SE of United States. .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N.