000 FZNT27 KNHC 181514 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1014 AM EST Fri Nov 18 2022 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends from just south of the Yucatan Channel across the northern Yucatan Peninsula to 1015 mb low pres in the SW Gulf near 21.5N96W. The stationary front will weaken to a shearline this evening. Strong winds prevail N of the front to 26N and W of 87W, where seas remain in excess of 12 ft, while strong winds persist across the far SW Gulf from 18N to 24N. The low will drift N over the weekend. The gradient between this low pres and high pres across the south-central U.S. will produce strong to gale force winds across much of the Gulf of Mexico late Sat through Sun night. Conditions should gradually improve early next week. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING LATE SAT... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT... .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in E swell. Showers and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in E swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in E to SE swell. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.