000 FZNT27 KNHC 191914 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 214 PM EST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong SW to S return flow will shift eastward across the N Gulf today ahead a strong cold front moving across the NW Gulf. NW gales will follow the front across the W and NW Gulf through tonight. A squall line will precede the front as it crosses the Gulf. The front will extend from 30N85W to 25N88W to 19N92W tonight, then exit from the Gulf Sun morning. Strong winds will taper off across the basin by sunrise on Mon. High pressure ridging over the Gulf from the N will shift E and allow strong SE to S return flow to develop over the western Gulf by Tue morning. The strong return flow will expand to the eastern Gulf Tue night. Another strong cold front could enter the NW Gulf Wed. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .REST OF TODAY...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less, then, building to 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. .TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt shifting NW 25 to 35 kt behind front. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.