000 FZNT27 KNHC 290912 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 412 AM EST Mon Jan 29 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 extending from the Florida Big Bend to the central Bay of Campeche will reach the Yucatan Channel this evening, and move SE of the area by tonight. Minimal gale force winds and building seas to 11 or 12 ft are expected behind the front near Veracruz, Mexico this afternoon and tonight. Winds and seas are forecast to disminish from W to E across the Gulf waters on Tue. Then, a ridge will dominate the region through Thu. The next cold front is forecast to enter the northern Gulf waters on Fri. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.