000 FZNT27 KNHC 221450 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1050 AM EDT Sun Oct 22 2017 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A low pressure trough will cause light to moderate SE winds to shift to N ahead of a cold front that will arrive on the Texas coast this evening. The cold front will cross the Gulf from NW to SE by dawn on Wed. Winds behind the front are expected to reach gale force near Veracruz Mexico from around noon on Monday to early Tue morning. Strong high pressure will then build SE over the northern Gulf by Thu. Light to moderate winds are generally expected over the Gulf on Thu and Fri. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NW winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.