000 FZNT27 KNHC 140846 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 346 AM EST Thu Dec 14 2017 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Broad high pressure over the Gulf will maintain light to moderate winds through Thu afternoon. The next cold front will enter the northern Gulf Thu night, then reach from the Florida Big Bend in the NE Gulf to near Tampico Mexico by Fri afternoon, then stall from Tampa to the Bay of Campeche on Sat before lifting back to the W and NW through Sun. High pres will prevail Mon and Mon night. Gale force winds are possible along the coast of Mexico near Tampico and Veracruz Fri and Fri night. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt behind front late. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft,subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less late. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the late evening. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.