000 FZNT27 KNHC 201518 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1118 AM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A surface trough will persist over the SW Gulf through early next week. A cold front will reach the northern Gulf waters this evening. It is expected to become stationary as it reaches from S Florida to near 25N97W by Sun evening. Low pressure will develop over the far western Gulf late Sun night along the surface trough near 26N96W. It will lift north- northeastward through Mon night, then east-northeastward across the north-central Gulf through Wed as high pressure builds across the water north of the front and to the west of the low. A front will extend southwestward from the low through Wed. Another cold front will approach the far NE Gulf Wed. Fresh to strong winds and building seas are expected over these waters through period. Numerous showers and thunderstorms are likely over much of the western Gulf through Wed and scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected over the north-central Gulf. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.