000 FZNT27 KNHC 121432 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1032 AM EDT Mon Mar 12 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 region to just S of Tampico Mexico will move SE across the entire basin today, then reach the Straits of Florida this evening. Brief gale force winds are expected behind the front over the far W Gulf this morning, and in the SW Gulf this afternoon until around midnight. Strong northerly winds elsewhere in the wake of the front will diminish from the NW through tonight. A ridge will extend from NE Texas to the Straits of Florida on Tue, then high pres will shift over the NE Gulf Thu through Fri night. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...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, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...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. 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 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE 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.