000 FZNT27 KNHC 182014 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 414 PM EDT Sun Mar 18 2018 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A ridge over the northern Gulf will shift E through tonight ahead of a cold front moving off the Texas coast Mon. The front will extend from the Florida Big Bend area to Veracruz Mexico early Tue, just as a reinforcing push of cold air moves off the Texas coast. The reinforcing front overtakes the first front late Tue, accompanied by strong winds and building seas over the northern Gulf. The merged front sweeps southeast of the Gulf by early Wed. Winds and seas diminish across the Gulf through late Wed as high pressure follows the front across the northern Gulf. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. VSBY 1 NM or less. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...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 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Areas of fog. Chance of thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of thunderstorms. .TUE...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and chance of thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.