000 FZNT27 KNHC 112016 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 316 PM EST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A ridge axis will meander from SE Texas to the Straits of Florida this week, except shifting S across the Yucatan Peninsula during the middle of the week. A cold front will move SE across the N-Central and E Gulf waters on Tue, passing E of the area on Tue night. A second cold front will move into the NW Gulf on Thu, and race SE across the entire Gulf by late Fri night. A post frontal ridge will set up from the Florida Big Bend to Veracruz Mexico on Sat. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N less than 5 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft in N to NE swell in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft in the late evening and overnight. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N swell, subsiding to 3 ft late in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight.