000 FZNT27 KNHC 240301 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1001 PM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends SW from Tampa Bay to 23N88W then becomes stationary to the Bay of Campeche. The cold front will move SE of the area today leaving a trough across the far SW waters where it will meander through early Sat, then lift N as a warm front with a surface low developing along the front near 27N90W on Sat night. The surface low will move E reaching the Florida Big Bend on Sun night dragging a cold front across the Central Gulf waters. Near gale to minimal gale conditions are forecast SW of the trough through Thu evening. Strengthening high pressure in the wake of the front will produce strong NE winds across the SW Gulf waters on Wed afternoon with these conditions shifting E across the E Gulf waters on Wed night and continuing through early Sat, with strong to near gale force winds surrounding the surface low on Sat night into Sun. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.