000 FZNT27 KNHC 110900 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 500 AM EDT Sun Mar 11 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 this afternoon, then move SE across the entire basin through Mon, and across the Straits of Florida on Mon evening. A brief gale is expected behind the front over the far W Gulf Mon, then SW gulf late Mon. Strong northerly winds elsewhere in the wake of the front will diminish from the NW through Mon night. A ridge will extend from NE Texas to the Straits of Florida on Tue, and shift NE Wed through Thu. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.