000 FZNT27 KNHC 300929 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 529 AM EDT Tue Oct 30 2018 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Required maintenance will result in a period when the HF FAX may not be broadcasting from 1600 UTC to 1900 UTC today. We apologize for the inconvenience. High pressure centered over the north central Gulf will collapse today and reorganize across the SE U.S. Winds and seas will begin to increase across the Gulf tonight as return flow sets up across the west half ahead of a strong cold front expected to move off the Texas coast early Thu. The front will reach from western Florida Panhandle to just south of Veracruz, Mexico Fri morning, and from south Florida to Yucatan Peninsula Sat morning. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of thunderstorms. .THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.