976 FZNT27 KNHC 151926 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 226 PM EST Sat Feb 15 2025 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong southerly return flow will prevail over the NW Gulf ahead of the next cold front forecast to move into the NW Gulf early Sun. The front will shift across the Gulf, with strong N winds and rough seas expected behind the front west of 90W. Winds will briefly reach gale force winds offshore of Veracruz Sun. Winds will diminish from north to south early next week as the cold front shifts SE of the area and high pressure builds in its wake. Another cold front will move into the northwestern Gulf the middle of next week and stall from near south Florida to the Bay of Campeche by the end of next week. Gale force winds will be possible west of the front off Tampico, Mexico Wed, and off Veracruz, Mexico Wed night and Thu. Northwest Gulf of America .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of America ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, with frequent gusts to gale force within 60 nm of the coast. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.