000 FZNT25 KNHC 220833 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 333 AM EST Sat Dec 22 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...Fresh to strong winds and large seas in the eastern Gulf will diminish and subside today. A surface high over the SW Gulf of Mexico will shift NE across the central waters today, and move across the Florida Panhandle on Sun. A weak cold front may drop into the northern Gulf waters by Sun afternoon, stalling and washing out there through early Mon afternoon. Fresh return flow will set up across the NW waters on Tue with these conditions spreading E across the entire gulf waters on Wed. .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front between 69W and 75W will continue SE stalling from 27N65W to the Windward Passage tonight. Near gale to gale force southwesterly flow will prevail W of the front until around sunrise. Remnants of the front will drift NW on Mon and Tue, with winds and seas continuing to diminish across the region this weekend. Moderate to fresh easterlies expected S of 28N on Tue and Wed. .TODAY...S of 27N, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late, Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. N of 27N, W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late, Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N.