000 FZNT27 KNHC 011501 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1001 AM EST Sat Dec 1 2018 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to near gale force south-southwest winds are across the north-central and NE Gulf ahead of a cold front expected to come off the Texas coast later today. The front will stall from Pensacola, Florida to El Mezquital, Mexico on Sun morning, then will lift slowly northward through Mon. The front will then merge with a reinforcing cold front that will move across central Florida on Tue and south Florida on Wed. Strong high pressure building southward behind the front will induce strong northerly winds west of the reinforcing front, with near gale to gale force winds likely near Veracruz Tue evening. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW to W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.