000 FZNT27 KNHC 181256 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 856 AM EDT Fri Mar 18 2022 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A cold front will move off the Texas coast today, then move E through the Gulf through the weekend. Fresh to locally strong NW winds are expected behind the front in the western Gulf, with fresh S winds ahead of it over the northern Gulf. Early next week, strong southerly return flow will develop over the western and central Gulf, in advance of the next cold front. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of tstms. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.