000 FZNT27 KNHC 060858 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 358 AM EST Thu Dec 6 2018 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Southerly return flow will strengthen Fri night as an intense low pressure system develops over SE Texas. The low will track eastward along the U.S. Gulf coast this weekend with strong to near gale southerly winds expected ahead of the cold front, particularly in the northern Gulf, including the coastal waters. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .SAT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to SW 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.