357 FZNT27 KNHC 311958 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 358 PM EDT Tue Jul 31 2018 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A cold front is approaching the NW gulf waters. The front will stall near the upper Texas and Louisiana coasts tonight, then return N as a weakening warm front Thu. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the vicinity of the front could produce brief gusty winds and higher seas. A surface trough is expected to form each day over the Yucatan Peninsula, then move over the Bay of Campeche at night. Fresh to locally strong winds will be possible over the eastern waters of the Bay of Campeche from sunset to around midnight as the troughs move offshore. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...SW to W winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S in the late evening and overnight. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the late morning and early afternoon, then, shifting to E to SE 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.