000 FZNT27 KNHC 272050 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 450 PM EDT Sun Sep 27 2020 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front will enter the NW Gulf by Mon afternoon, then quickly reach the southeastern Gulf waters Wed and the Straits of Florida Wed evening. In the wake of the front, strong northerly winds are expected in the western half of the basin, with gale force winds over the far western Gulf and over the southwestern Gulf Tue and Tue night. High pressure behind the front will build southeastward across the area through Fri while weakening. A weak secondary front will drop southward to the northern Gulf early on Fri and reach the far southwestern Gulf by Fri evening. Stronger high pressure will build in behind this front. The gradient between the front and a tropical wave that will be in the western Caribbean Sea Fri is expected to freshen the northeast winds over most of the south- central and southeastern Gulf Fri and Fri night. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms between 90W and 92W. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, except W of 94W diminishing to 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except W of 94W subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in SE swell late. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...W of 94W, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Between 90W and 94W, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W of 94W, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Between 90W and 94W, NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...Between 87W and 90W, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. E of 87W, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...Between 87W and 90W, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. E of 87W, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...Between 87W and 90W, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. E of 87W, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Between 87W and 90W, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. E of 87W, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.