000 FZNT27 KNHC 120238 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 940 PM EST Thu Jan 11 2018 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front across the NW waters from SW Louisiana to Tampico Mexico will rapidly shift across the basin through Fri night. Gale force winds are possible W of the front in the western Gulf through Fri. Reinforcing cold air will move through the eastern Gulf Sat. High pres will build behind the front this weekend. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas building to 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 14 ft in NW swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.