000 FZNT27 KNHC 200851 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 351 AM EST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front extends SSW from near the mouth of the Suwannee River in Florida to the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula near 21.5N88.5W to the SE Bay of Campeche near 18.5N92W. Showers and thunderstorms will accompany the front N of 23N until the front exits SE of the Gulf later this morning. Gales will continue along the coast of Mexico near Veracruz until around sunrise this morning. Surface ridging southward over the Gulf will shift E and allow strong SE to S return flow to develop in the western Gulf of Mexico by Tue morning. The strong return flow will expand to the eastern Gulf of Mexico Tue night. Another strong cold front could enter the NW Gulf of Mexico by Wed morning and introduce another round of gales to the Mexican coast. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Frequent gusts to gale force within 60 nm of the coast E of 94W until sunrise. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 ft late. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft building to 3 to 4 ft late in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE to S swell. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...SW to W winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 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... .TODAY...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force within 60 nm of the coast until mid afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. .TONIGHT...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...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 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. 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.