000 FZNT27 KNHC 271512 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1012 AM EST Fri Dec 27 2019 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Fresh easterly winds persist over the eastern Gulf between a trough over the central Gulf and high pressure over the western Atlantic. The trough will drift into the western Gulf later today then dissipate late Fri. Fresh to occasional strong southerly return flow will set up over the northwest Gulf Sat, ahead of a cold front expected to enter the northwest Gulf Sat night into Sun. Fresh to strong wind will follow the front as it reaches from the Florida Big Bend to near Veracruz, Mexico Mon, before stalling from the Straits of Florida to the Bay of Campeche by late Tue. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.