000 FZNT27 KNHC 220831 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 331 AM EST Sat Dec 22 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 winds and large seas in the eastern Gulf will diminish and subside today. A surface high over the SW Gulf of Mexico will shift NE across the central waters today, and move across the Florida Panhandle on Sun. A weak cold front may drop into the northern Gulf waters by Sun afternoon, stalling and washing out there through early Mon afternoon. Fresh return flow will set up across the NW waters on Tue with these conditions spreading E across the entire gulf waters on Wed. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft until early morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft early in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.