000 FZNT27 KNHC 250303 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1003 PM EST Sun Dec 24 2017 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A slow moving cold front extending from the Florida Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche will drift east, ahead of a reinforcing front that has moved into the NW Gulf this evening. The fronts will merge and reach from SW Florida to near Veracruz, Mexico Mon morning, before stalling and weakening from the Straits of Florida to near Veracruz late Mon. The remnants of the front will lift northward as a warm front over the western Gulf Tue and Wed before stalling over the NW Gulf Thu. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.