000 FZNT27 KNHC 091453 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 953 AM EST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A cold front from near Naples, Florida to the Yucatan Channel will move E of the area this afternoon. Gale force winds in the SW Gulf have begun to diminish, while fresh to strong NW winds elsewhere behind the front will diminish from the NW to SE through Sat night. A ridge will extend from SE Texas to the Straits of Florida on Mon. Another cold front will clip the eastern Gulf Tue with new ridging building in the wake of the front through Wed night. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less.