000 FZNT27 KNHC 120259 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1059 PM 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 crossing the NW Gulf will move SE across the entire basin through Mon, and then the Straits of Florida Mon evening. Brief gale force winds are expected behind the front over the far W Gulf on Mon, and in the SW Gulf Mon afternoon and night. 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, then high pres will become centered over the NE Gulf Thu through Fri night. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...N to NE 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, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .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. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt late in the night. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N 10 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...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.