000 FZNT27 KNHC 160825 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 425 AM EDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong NW winds persist over the far eastern Gulf following a late season cold front that moved across the region yesterday. Winds and seas will diminish from west to east across the Gulf through late today as high pressure shifts eastward across the northern Gulf through mid week. Expect strong southerly return flow over the northwest Gulf Tue night between the high pressure and lower pressure over the southern Plains. A weaker cold front will drift into the northern Gulf Thu then stall and dissipate through Fri. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.