000 FZNT27 KNHC 161518 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1118 AM EDT Wed Oct 16 2019 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... NOTICE: The U.S. Coast Guard requests feedback on a proposal to migrate medium frequency NAVTEX broadcasts to satellite. See https://go.usa.gov/xVGpe and submit comments using instructions in the link above by November 19, 2019. .SYNOPSIS...A cold front will enter the NW Gulf today and extend from central Florida to near 27N90W to Tampico, Mexico Thu morning. The tail of the front will transition to a warm front over the NE waters on Fri ahead of a low pressure over the NE Mexico adjacent waters. This low, currently supporting heavy showers and tstms over the SW gulf, is likely to develop into a tropical or subtropical cyclone late this week over the western or central Gulf of Mexico while the system is moving generally northeastward. Fresh to strong winds and building seas are expected in the vicinity of the low over the weekend. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft,building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. .SAT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.