000 FZNT27 KNHC 092003 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 303 PM EST Fri Mar 9 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 will move off the Texas coast late Sat night, and race southeast across the entire gulf waters on Sun and Sun night passing through the Straits of Florida on Mon afternoon. Strong northerly winds in the wake of the front will diminish from the northwest through Mon night. A ridge will extend from northeast Texas to the Straits of Florida on Tue. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...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. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight.