000 FZNT27 KNHC 182053 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 353 PM EST Mon Nov 18 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...High pressure system centered over the E United States dominates the basin with moderate to fresh E to SE return flow, except fresh to strong from the Yucatan Channel and Peninsula to the Texas coast which will persist through tonight. The next cold front will move into the NW Gulf tonight, reaching from S-central Louisiana to near Tamaulipas, Mexico early Tue, then from Apalachee Bay to Tampico, Mexico early Wed. Reinforcing fresh to strong northerly winds and large seas are forecast across the basin Wed night as the front pushes SE of the basin behind the front starting Wed. The front will push SE of the basin by early Thu with conditions gradually improving through the end of the week as high pressure builds in. Meanwhile, convection associated with the remnants of Sara, currently over the Yucatan Peninsula, will move into the Bay of Campeche today, eventually merging with the cold fornt. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE after midnight. Seas 3 ft in NE swell in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less.