000 FZNT27 KNHC 160250 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1050 PM EDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong NW winds persist over the eastern Gulf following a late season cold front currently reaching from southwest Florida to western Cuba. The front will exit the southeast Gulf overnight. Winds and seas will diminish from west to east across the Gulf through Mon as high pressure builds over the northern Gulf. Surface ridging will prevail through mid week, then a weaker cold front is forecast to stall over the northern Gulf Thu. Fresh to strong SE winds will develop in the NW Gulf Tue ahead of the new front. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft,subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late in the night. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft until late afternoon, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.