000 FZNT27 KNHC 152013 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 313 PM EST Mon Jan 15 2018 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...High pres ridge extending SW over the Gulf will slowly move E through tonight. Fresh to locally strong N to NE winds this morning E of 85W will persist through Tue night. A strong cold front will enter the NW Gulf Tue afternoon, reach from the Florida panhandle to near 26N91W and to just N of Tampico Tue evening and move to just SE of the area early on Wed. Northerly winds of gale force are possible near Tampico and Veracruz Tue night and Wed, and frequent gusts to gale force are expected over the NW waters Tue and Tue night. Strong high pres following in the wake of the front will shift eastward through Fri as a coastal trough sets up along the southern Texas and northeastern Mexican coast. The trough will move inland the Texas coast late Fri night or early on Sat. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING W OF 94W... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers W of 94W. .TUE...W OF 94W...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon with frequent gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Between 90W and 94W, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Patches of rain W of 94W. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, except with frequent gusts to 35 kt W of 94W. Seas 7 to 10 ft, except 8 to 12 ft W of 94W. Patches of rain W of 94W. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.