000 FZNT27 KNHC 241511 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1011 AM EST Mon Feb 24 2020 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Fresh S flow is expected today ahead of a cold front that will move off the TX coast this evening. Strong high pressure will surge S through the Southern Plains and reinforce this cold front Tue, causing it to accelerate to the SE. The front will continue SE to stretch from the FL Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche, then pass SE of the area Wed night. Strong N gales will develop over the SW Gulf and western Bay of Campeche Wed, then continue over the waters near Veracruz Wed night. Strong N winds and higher seas are expected elsewhere behind the front through Thu. High pressure will settle into the area for the end of the week, bringing improving conditions. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.