000 FZNT27 KNHC 010245 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1045 PM 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 winds ahead of it, and gale-force wind gusts through Thu. A squall line with strong to near severe thunderstorms is expected over the northern Gulf tonight through Thu evening ahead of the front. The front will reach from the mouth of the Mississippi River to just south of Veracruz, Mexico Thu evening, from near Cedar Key, FL to the central Yucatan Peninsula Fri evening, then stall across the Straits of Florida to Cancun, Mexico Sat morning before drifting NW through Sat evening and lifting N of area Sun. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wind and seas higher near numerous thunderstorms. .THU...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .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 to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 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. Occasional thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 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 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.