000 FZNT27 KNHC 230743 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 243 AM EST Sun Feb 23 2020 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...As high pressure shifts E of the Gulf, fresh to locally strong southerly flow will develop over the far western Gulf by tonight. A weak cold front will move into the NW Gulf Mon night into Tue morning, with a stronger reinforcing front likely Tue night into Wed morning. This front will move SE of the basin by Wed night. Gale force northwest to north winds will follow in behind the front over the west-central and SW Gulf waters on Wed and Wed night, with fresh to strong winds elsewhere behind the front. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft,building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.