000 FZNT27 KNHC 070250 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1050 PM EDT Fri Apr 6 2018 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...High pres over the area will continue to weaken through early Sat while it shifts eastward in response to a cold front that approaches the area. This cold front will move across the NW Gulf on Sat, then become stationary and weaken from near Sarasota Florida to Tampico Mexico on Sun night. A second cold front will reach the northern gulf early Tue, then extend from near Ft Myers FL to the central Gulf Wed afternoon, and weaken as it reaches farther south in the southeast gulf late Wed night. Relatively weak high pres will build from W to E across the area behind the front. Fresh to strong northerly winds are forecast behind the front in the NW Gulf with both fronts. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW to W 20 to 25 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late in the night. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.