000 FZNT27 KNHC 112105 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 405 PM EST Tue Dec 11 2018 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to locally strong southerly return flow will set up across the western gulf waters tonight through early on Thu ahead of a cold front entering the northwest gulf on Thu near 1200 UTC. The cold front will reach a position from the Mississippi Delta to Tamiahua, Mexico on Thu night, reach from the Florida Big Bend to the E Yucatan Peninsula on Fri morning and pass through the Straits of Florida Fri night. Strong to near gale force northerly flow will develop west of the front, except reaching gale force Thu night into Fri over the northwest and west-central waters. Moderate to locally fresh west flow expected on Sat with seas less than 8 ft throughout the gulf on Sat night. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late in the night. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft,becoming 9 to 14 ft in W swell after midnight. .FRI...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft until early morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in SW to W swell. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in SW to W swell. .SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SW to W swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.