000 FZNT27 KNHC 221957 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 257 PM EST Mon Nov 22 2021 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A cold front that stretches from the Florida Panhandle to near Tampico, Mexico will move SE out of the Gulf by early Tue. Strong NE winds are expected tonight into early Tue in the NE Gulf as well as along the coast of Mexico from Tampico to Veracruz. High pressure is forecast to build in behind the front. Fresh southerly return flow will set up across the NW Gulf by the middle of the week ahead of the next cold front forecast to reach the Gulf waters by Thu night. Strong to near gale force winds are likely behind the front over the far western Gulf Thu night and Fri, with gale force winds possible Fri off the coast of Tampico. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.