631 FZNT27 KNHC 182052 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 352 PM EST Wed Dec 18 2024 ...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 into the northwestern Gulf of Mexico this evening, and move slowly southeastward and dissipate across the southern Gulf Fri. A reinforcing cold front will then move southward across the Gulf Fri and also dissipate across the southern Gulf late Sun. High pressure behind both fronts will produce brief periods of moderate to fresh northerly winds and a modest increase in seas. Looking ahead, strong high pressure behind the second front will shift slowly eastward across the eastern U.S. late Sat through Mon to produce moderate to locally fresh winds across most of the basin. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.