000 FZNT27 KNHC 162014 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 414 PM 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 over the far eastern Gulf will slowly diminish through late tonight as high pressure, presently over the NW gulf, shifts eastward across the northern gulf waters reaching the NE gulf on Wed. Expect strong southerly return flow over the northwest Gulf Tue night between the high pressure and lower pressure over the southern Plains. A rather weak cold front is expected to drift into the northern Gulf Thu, then stall and dissipate through Fri. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE 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 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.