A stationary front and low-pressure system are stirring up the northern Gulf of Mexico, bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms. Conditions are expected to worsen as a cold front reinforces the system today, increasing winds across the northwestern, west-central, and southwestern Gulf. Gale warnings are in effect for frequent gusts in the northwestern and west-central Gulf through Sunday morning, and sustained winds offshore Veracruz, Mexico, through at least Sunday night. Mariners should expect very large seas building through early next week. Read: U.S. Central Command Forces Neutralize…