000 FZNT27 KNHC 061500 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1000 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...Moderate to fresh anticyclonic flow across the basin will increase to fresh to strong in the NW Gulf on Fri night ahead of an intense low pressure system that will develop over SE Texas on Fri. 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. Fresh to strong winds will follow the front Sat night through Sun night. Moderate to fresh northerly winds will dominate the Gulf waters on Mon. 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 and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. 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 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .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 after midnight. 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 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.