000 FZNT27 KNHC 241514 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1014 AM EST Sun Feb 24 2019 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from the FL Panhandle, near 30N86W, to the N central Gulf of Mexico, to the coast of Mexico near 20N96.5W. The front will continue moving southeastward, and then gradually stall and weaken from the Florida Keys to the SW Gulf of Mexico, from tonight into Monday. Gale force northerly winds are expected behind the front offshore of Veracruz from this evening through tonight. The remnants of the front will move northward, from Monday night through Tuesday, and dissipate across the NE Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday. Moderate to fresh return flow will dominate the W Gulf of Mexico from Wednesday through Thursday. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.