000 FZNT27 KNHC 081407 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 907 AM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Fresh northerly winds across the Gulf of Mexico will become southerly across the northwest waters this evening as a ridge develops north to south across the central gulf waters. The ridge will shift east from the Florida Big Bend to Veracruz Mexico by Fri evening as southerly return flow spreads east across the entire Gulf of Mexico ahead of the next cold front moving into the northern waters late Sat night. This cold front will race across the gulf waters on Sun and Sun night, passing through the Straits of Florida late Mon with strong post-frontal northerly winds on Sun and Sun night. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft,building to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. .SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.