000 FZNT27 KNHC 120800 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 400 AM EDT Sun Apr 12 2020 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A warm front is moving northward over the north central and northwest Gulf, followed by fresh to strong southerly winds. The front will move north of the area this morning ahead of a cold front expected to move off the Texas coast this afternoon. The cold front will stall from the Florida Big Bend area to the southwest Gulf by early Mon, as another cold front moves off the Texas coast. Strong to possibly severe thunderstorms may precede this reinforcing front as it moves over the northern Gulf. The fronts will merge then continue to slowly drift south, reaching from southwest Florida to near Tampico Mexico through mid-week and from the Florida keys to near 24N90W and the eastern Bay of Campeche Thu. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms. Areas of fog this morning reducing visibilty to 2 to 4 nm. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered tstms. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE IN ALABAMA COASTAL WATERS... .TODAY...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, with frequent gusts to gale force in Alabama coastal waters. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SE swell. Scattered to numerous tstms. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. Scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.