000 FZNT27 KNHC 180914 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 414 AM EST Tue Jan 18 2022 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A ridge will dominate the Gulf waters through Wed. Fresh southerly return flow will set up across the western Gulf today ahead of the next cold front forecast to emerge from the coast of Texas by Wed night. The front will reach from near Mobile, Alabama to Brownsville, Texas on Thu morning, and from northern Florida to near Veracruz, Mexico by Thu night. Fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas are expected in the wake of the front, with gale conditions possible over the west-central and SW Gulf Thu through Fri. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.