000 FZNT27 KNHC 251506 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1106 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 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 currently extends from SW Louisiana to the Mexico coast near 24N98W. Expect strong to gale force NW winds near the coast of Veracruz Mexico for this afternoon and tonight. Thunderstorms will accompany the front as it moves eastward across the forecast waters. The front will stall in the SE Gulf of Mexico on Friday night, and it will dissipate by Sunday. High pressure will build in the wake of the front and prevail through early next week. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers and thunderstorms likely. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of thunderstorms. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.