000 FZNT27 KNHC 162128 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 528 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2019 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...High pressure in the northern Gulf will shift slowly eastward through Thu ahead of a cold front that will move into the NW Gulf Thu morning. The front will reach from Mississippi to Veracruz, Mexico Thu evening, from the Florida Big Bend to the eastern Bay of Campeche Fri morning, then move SE of the area Fri night. Strong to near gale force winds and building seas are expected ahead and behind the front, except over Veracruz adjacent waters where gale force winds are possible Thu night. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, some with strong gusty winds, are likely to accompany the front across the northern half of the basin. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft early in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in S swell. .SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight.