000 FZNT27 KNHC 171517 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1017 AM EST Thu Nov 17 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 extends from the Upper Florida Keys to Cancun, Mexico and continues as a stationary front to the central Bay of Campeche. The cold front will move just SE of the basin by this evening while the stationary portion becomes a sharp surface trough over the SW Gulf. Fresh to strong NE winds will continue over the NW Gulf today. The surface trough over the SW Gulf will continue in that location into the upcoming weekend as the next cold front moves into the NW Gulf of Mexico. This pattern is likely to bring strong to gale force winds for much of the NW and west-central Gulf over the weekend. These conditions will spread to the central and SW Gulf as the weekend progresses. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT THROUGH SAT NIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Slight chance of showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Slight chance of showers. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT... .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.