000 FZNT27 KNHC 131436 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1036 AM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Moderate E to SE flow across the Gulf will become fresh to strong today ahead of a late season cold front moving off the Texas coast late tonight. Strong northerly winds will follow the front, reaching gale force off Tampico and Veracruz by late Sat as the front reaches from western Florida Panhandle to the northwest Yucatan peninsula. Winds and seas will diminish from west to east through Mon as high pressure builds across the northern Gulf in the wake of the front through Tue. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of thunderstorms. .SAT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. thunderstorms. .SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.