000 FZNT27 KNHC 302013 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 413 PM 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...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. A squall line is expected to develop just east of the cold front N of 27N Wed night, and will possibly be accompanied by brief gale- force winds as it moves E over the northern Gulf through Thu evening. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .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. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .THU...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late in the night. .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. .THU...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. .FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.