000 FZNT27 KNHC 130302 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1102 PM 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 Yucatan Channel to the E Bay of Campeche will move SE of the basin tonight. Gale force winds are expected behind the front over the SW Gulf through late this evening. Strong northerly winds elsewhere in the wake of the front will diminish from the NW late 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, then east of the basin Sat. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft early in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...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 late in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.