000 FZNT27 KNHC 311330 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 930 AM EDT Wed Oct 31 2018 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front is expected to move off the Texas coast early Thu with strong S to SW wind flow ahead of it, and gale-force wind gusts. The front will reach from the mouth of the Mississippi River to near Veracruz, Mexico Thu evening, from near Tampa Bay to the central Yucatan Peninsula Fri evening, then stall across the Straits of Florida to Cancun, Mexico Sat morning before drifting NW through Sun. A squall line with strong thunderstorms is expected ahead of the front over the northern Gulf tonight through Thu evening with brief gale-force winds possible in the squalls. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Showers and numerous thunderstorms. .THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 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 winds 15 to 20 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of thunderstorms. .THU...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. Showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.