000 FZNT27 KNHC 201529 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1029 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 from near Marco Island Florida to the W coast of Cuba and across the Yucatan Channel and will move SE and exit the basin this afternoon. Strong winds and high seas across most of the Gulf will slowly subside through tonight. 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 CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late. .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 ft 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. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 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. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .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 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to W to NW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.