000 FZNT27 KNHC 142053 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 347 PM EST Fri Dec 14 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 western Florida Panhandle to the Yucatan Peninsula reach the Port of Tampa to Yucatan Channel this evening, and continue east passing through the Bahama Channel on Sat night. Strong to near gale force southerly flow and scattered thunderstorms will precede the front across the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Strong to near gale force northwesterly flow will continue west of the front through sunrise Sat with an embedded area of gale conditions across the west-central waters through early this evening. Moderate return flow will set up across the northwest waters on Tue with broad low pressure developing over the southwest gulf. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SW swell. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW to W swell. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.