000 FZNT27 KNHC 240250 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1050 PM EDT Mon Mar 23 2020 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A high pressure ridge will prevail across the eastern Gulf of Mexico through Sat, generally maintaining gentle to moderate winds across most of the basin this week. Fresh southerly flow is expected over the NW Gulf tonight into Tue as a low pressure trough develops over northern Mexico and southern Texas. A cold front may move across the western Gulf Sat and Sat night, with increasing winds and seas expected behind the front. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.